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World of Outlaws
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Winner Tim Shaffer
Lady Luck on Shaffer’s Side in Vegas
LAS VEGAS, NV – Feb. 27, 2019 – Tim Shaffer was en route to a dominating performance at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas for the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown presented by Star Nursery, leading every lap, but with five laps to go worry set in.
He could hear his motor sputtering. There was no doubt in his mind he was going to run out of fuel, with Giovanni Scelzi and Tim Kaeding – who made their first World of Outlaws appearance this season – breathing down his neck for the lead.
“I knew the laps had to be getting close,” Shaffer said, as the 30-lap Feature saw eight cautions by lap 26.
After multiple attempts at restarting the race on lap 26, Series officials called for an Open Red, stopping the cars on the front stretch and allowing the teams to refuel their cars.
“Everything worked out — the cautions, the red flag,” Shaffer said. “It was our night.”
After the cars were refueled, and the race went back to green on lap 26, Shaffer acted like nothing had changed, commanding the lead once again all the way to Victory Lane and claiming his 26th World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win and his fourth win at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas.
While everything worked in Shaffer’s favor, Fresno, CA-native Giovanni Scelzi was not as fortunate. After falling to fourth, from third, at the beginning of the race, he worked his way to second place by lap 10 and began closing in on Shaffer while he entered lap traffic. Scelzi in the #83JR for Roth Motorsports never let Shaffer out of his sight in the closing laps of the race. He even stole the lead from him on one of the restart attempts on lap 26, but a caution was thrown before the field could complete at lap, putting him back in second place.
Once the field took the green flag, after stopping to refuel, Scelzi stayed on pace with Shaffer until entering turns three and four too aggressively, hitting the cushion and falling back two positions.
“I blistered my tires really, and kind of just overdrove the car and made some mistakes,” Scelzi said. “But first night in this car, it’s a good start with a top five.”
Roth Motorsports has had a strong start to the season with Daryn Pittman winning the two opening races at Volusia Speedway Park – also resulting in his third DIRTcar Nationals championship and Roth Motorsport’s first. Pittman finished seventh, maintaining his points lead from Florida, now eight points ahead of second place Donny Schatz.
Schatz also had a strong run coming from 11th to third – his second podium finish in three races.
“That’s the best we could do there,” Schatz said. “We’re gaining on things and feeling a little bit better.”
Like Schatz, Kaeding had to climb his way through the field, finishing second after starting 10th. When Shaffer entered lapped traffic, you could throw a blanket over he, Scelzi and Kaeding. While Scelzi stalked Shaffer, Kaeding in his Sides Motorsports car was close behind stalking them both.
After Scelzi bounced off the cushion, the 21-time Series winner capitalized on the opportunity, darting by the black #83JR to take second place. With a clear track in front of him he could focus on hunting down Shaffer. The only problem was Shaffer had mastered the high line of the track, keeping more than a second between himself and Kaeding by the end of the race.
“I think we just ran out of time,” Kaeding said “Right before that red flag came out, I knew something was wrong, he might run out of fuel.”
Understanding how to drive the Las Vegas track was key to winning according to Shaffer.
“It’s a tricky track,” he said. “It’s demanding. You know, you’ve got to be on your game. This place is so tough. You’ve got to be good in the slick to get to the tacky (spots). When your car is evil here, it’s a handful.”
He credits his team for giving him a good handling car that could handle the track conditions.
While Shaffer has more than 20 wins, and has raced with the Series for several years, beating the star-studded field of World of Outlaws drivers is still special to him.
“It’s just awesome to be competing with them (the Outlaws),” Shaffer said. “To come here and win this deal is pretty awesome.”
World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series action resumes tomorrow at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas for the final night of the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown. As always, you can catch all the action on DIRTVision.com.
NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) - 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1][$10,000]; 2. 7S-Tim Kaeding [10][$5,000]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [11][$3,000]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [8][$2,700]; 5. 83JR-Giovanni Scelzi [3][$2,500]; 6. 57-Kyle Larson [20][$2,200]; 7. 83-Daryn Pittman [6][$2,000]; 8. 26-Cory Eliason [23][$1,800]; 9. 49-Brad Sweet [22][$1,600]; 10. 17X-Christopher Bell [7][$1,450]; 11. 19-Brent Marks [26][$600]; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9][$1,200]; 13. 71P-Parker Price-Miller [18][$1,100]; 14. 9-Kasey Kahne [21][$1,000]; 15. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [4][$950]; 16. 13-Paul McMahan [16][$900]; 17. 87-Aaron Reutzel [2][$850]; 18. 41-David Gravel [12][$750]; 19. 18-Ian Madsen [19][$725]; 20. 2-Carson Macedo [15][$700]; 21. 5-Shane Stewart [14][$700]; 22. 45-Chad Kemenah [13][$700]; 23. 21-Brian Brown [5][$700]; 24. 7-Jason Sides [17][$700]; 25. 11K-Kraig Kinser [25][$]; 26. 1A-Jacob Allen [24][$700];
Lap Leaders: Tim Shaffer 1-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: Cory Eliason (+15)
Qualifying Flight-A - 1. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.373; 2. 83JR-Giovanni Scelzi, 14.374; 3. 45-Chad Kemenah, 14.391; 4. 17X-Christopher Bell, 14.403; 5. 21-Brian Brown, 14.421; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.427; 7. 83-Daryn Pittman, 14.432; 8. 2-Carson Macedo, 14.436; 9. 17A-Austin McCarl, 14.44; 10. 26-Cory Eliason, 14.441; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.462; 12. 18-Ian Madsen, 14.563; 13. 7-Jason Sides, 14.605; 14. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 14.711; 15. 17W-Shane Golobic, 14.728; 16. 4-Terry McCarl, 14.792; 17. 3C-Tanner Thorson, 14.805; 18. 5H-Cole Macedo, 14.851; 19. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, NT
Qualifying Flight-B - 1. 71P-Parker Price-Miller, 14.437; 2. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 14.509; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 14.514; 4. 24-Rico Abreu, 14.538; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.547; 6. 9-Kasey Kahne, 14.556; 7. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.601; 8. 13-Paul McMahan, 14.629; 9. 5-Shane Stewart, 14.64; 10. 41-David Gravel, 14.649; 11. 7S-Tim Kaeding, 14.666; 12. 57-Kyle Larson, 14.699; 13. 19-Brent Marks, 14.703; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 14.786; 15. 33M-Mason Daniel, 14.819; 16. 49D-Shawn Dancer, 14.863; 17. 21P-Robbie Price, 14.978; 18. W20-Greg Wilson, 15.002; 19. 16A-Colby Copeland, 15.234
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [4]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 4. 45-Chad Kemenah [2]; 5. 7-Jason Sides [7]; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl [5]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 8. 3C-Tanner Thorson [9]; 9. 17W-Shane Golobic [8]; 10. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [10]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 83JR-Giovanni Scelzi [1]; 2. 17X-Christopher Bell [2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 6. 26-Cory Eliason [5]; 7. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [7]; 8. 4-Terry McCarl [8]; 9. 5H-Cole Macedo [9]
Heat #3 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [2]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 3. 7S-Tim Kaeding [6]; 4. 5-Shane Stewart [5]; 5. 71P-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 7. 21P-Robbie Price [9]; 8. 16A-Colby Copeland [10]; 9. 33M-Mason Daniel [8]; 10. 19-Brent Marks [7]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer - 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. 41-David Gravel [5]; 4. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. 57-Kyle Larson [6]; 6. 9-Kasey Kahne [3]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7]; 8. 49D-Shawn Dancer [8]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [9]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) - 1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 3. 83JR-Giovanni Scelzi [2]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [8]; 5. 21-Brian Brown [5]; 6. 83-Daryn Pittman [7]; 7. 17X-Christopher Bell [4]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [6]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer - 1. 9-Kasey Kahne [2][-]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [4][-]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [5][-]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [1][-]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8][$300]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [6][$250]; 7. 17A-Austin McCarl [3][$225]; 8. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [7][$200]; 9. 17W-Shane Golobic [9][$200]; 10. 4-Terry McCarl [11][$200]; 11. 16A-Colby Copeland [17][$200]; 12. 21P-Robbie Price [14][$200]; 13. 5H-Cole Macedo [15][$200]; 14. 33M-Mason Daniel [10][$200]; 15. 3C-Tanner Thorson [13][$200]; 16. W20-Greg Wilson [16][$200]; 17. 49D-Shawn Dancer [12][$200]; 18. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [18][$200]
SEASON WINNERS
Daryn Pittman: 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb 8 and Feb 9)
Tim Shaffer: 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Feb 27)
DIRT TRACK HEROES APPROACHES OPENING DAY
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CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
RELEASE PREPARED BY JUSTIN BELTRAME & STEVE PADOS
ASSOCIATE SPONSORS SIGN ON FOR 12TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES SHOW, OPENING MARCH 3 AT THE PHILLIPSBURG MALL
With the countdown entering the final week, the Twelfth Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show staff continues to place the finishing touches to the show. The management staff of the show has reached out to all race tracks and racing series with high hopes all will respond and be represented when the show begins on March 3rd. The interest has been strong for the upcoming event and will bring the past, present and future of all auto racing ventures under one roof in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. The successful show kicks off on Sunday, March 3rd with the honoring of one of the top local Modified stars "Rapid" Richie Smith, a seventeen time winner at the Nazareth Speedway. Each night of the show will focus on different venues and racing series. The show concludes on March 9th with a lasting tribute to “The Old Master” Frankie Schneider, who has been referred to by many as the greatest racing driver of the era. The Saturday show is presented by the Flemington Speedway Historical Society and Premio Foods. For more information check out: www.dirttrackheroescarshow
The Phillipsburg Mall, located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ, has proven to be a popular setting for this special event and will offer a multitude of race cars, racing memorabilia, collectibles and photos on display throughout the course of the show. The show continues to be FREE of charge to the mall traffic and the 2019 edition of the show will continue to be the trend setter of the many shows that are scheduled during the year. With an exciting and diverse schedule of events to whet the appetite of any true race fan, large crowds are expected to fill the wide walkways of the Phillipsburg Mall.
Quaker Steak & Lube is fully prepped and geared as the lead sponsor for the 12th Annual Dirt Track Heroes Car Show. Quaker Steak & Lube signed on with the successful show in 2015 and have been extremely pleased with the excellent results and the great feedback they have received since joining forces with the popular annual racing oriented show. The Pohatcong Township (Phillipsburg, NJ) Quaker Steak & Lube is located at 1304 US Route 22, Phillipsburg, NJ, and welcomes all race fans and families to stop by before or after the show when visiting the New Jersey area to be re-charged and re-fueled.
Coming back on board as associate show sponsors in 2019 are Murante’s Auto Repair, Dean Auto Sport, Carl’s Auto Repair and Joe’s Garage. Lou Murante comes back on board for the seventh consecutive season and his business is located at 128 West Beil Avenue in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Lou is an avid race fan and has supported many of the shows and trips the Pados’ Brothers orchestrated in the past. Murante Auto Repair has been successful for the past forty years as a full service auto repair and preventive maintenance facility. Lou and his ASE certified service technicians rpear all types pf domestic and imported cars, truck and suv’s. The number to reach them is: 610-759-6121 or check their website at: www.muranteautorepair.com Hours of service are Monday through Friday 8 to 5 and Saturday hours are 8 until Noon.
Dean’s Autosport is owned by former racer Dean Curtis and he is located at 380 Oak Street in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvana. The Phone number to reach Dean is: 570-421-6946. Dean is affordable, honest and down to earth and is one of the go to guys when your vehicle is malfunctioning. Business Hours are: though 6 Monday to Friday and Dean specializes in Diesel-Fuel Injection parts and service.
Carl’s Auto Repair is located at 1230 West Main Street in Stroudsburg, Pennsylavania and the phone number to reach him is: 570-476-3005. His business hours are: 7 to 4 Monday through Saturday. Carl has the quality reputation to go above and beyond the call of duty to keep your vehicle functioning at the top end. Offering to notch quality auto service and repair, auto inspections and much more, give Cal a call today.
Joe Plebani and his Joe’s Garage expert mechanics come on board to the show for the first time in 2019. Joe is located at: 311 Industrial Park Road in Nazareth, Pennsylvania and the phone number to reach them is: 610-759-8837. Joe offers a variety of services designed to keep your car fit as a fiddle with Inspections, oil changes, tires, batteries, diagnostics, air conditioning and also offers towing services. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 6 AM until 5 PM.
The Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show has a great group of sponsors for the upcoming show. Already in place is the IRCO Community Federal Credit Union and they have been a sponsor since the inception of the show in 2008 and can be reached at: 908-859-1811 or their website at: www.ircocu.com. Phillipsburg Easton Honda, Speed Tec, Smith Fabrications, Hamlin Speedway/S&S Speedways, Premio Foods is on board for the show and offers many varieties of great Italian Sausage Products, Jeff's Automotive, Adam's Brothers Used Car Parts, Smitty's Collision Center, JPA Masonry, Upstate Auto in Germantown, New York, APS Powder Coating Services, A.R.M Automotive, Gardner’s Auto Service, R&H Auto Sales, Murante Auto Repair, Carl’s Auto Repair, Dean Auto Sport and Joe’s Garage have all signed on for this year’s edition of the show.
All historical racing groups including Flemington, Tri State, Reading, Harmony, Dorney Park and Nazareth will have their memorabilia on display and their many scrapbooks open for the fans to take another long look at the glory years of racing and possibly find a picture or two they want to purchase as a keepsake from past glory or racing exploits. Cars on display include big and small block Modifieds, Sportsman, Drag Cars, 270 and 600 Sprints, Midgets, All Sprint car divisions, Wingless Sprints, Late Models, go-karts, quarter midgets and a broad range of vintage and restored race cars. Hamlin, Snydersville, New Egypt, Mahoning, Grandview, Big Diamond, Accord and Bridgeport have been invited to the 2019 show. The week-long event will set aside one evening to salute the "Stars of Tomorrow" with a special night for the budding young racing talents competing with the many quarter midget clubs in the local area.
Entries are now accepted to display at the 12th Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show. More information is available by calling: 443-513-4456 or you may complete the entry form located on the home page of the: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com web site or through email at: TOTHILL98@aol.com. You may also contact Justin Beltrame at: 484-772-7184 or through email at: justin.beltrame@gmail.com, or Steve Pados at: 484-784-7756 by phone or at: steveswp@ptd.net through email. Follow the simple instructions posted on the web site to register. Space is available for race cars of all divisions, show cars, vendors and race tracks as well.
The Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will again offer a great keepsake event souvenir program book and shirt. The Phillipsburg Mall is open Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM and from Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM.
Twelfth Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Car Show
2019 Schedule of Events
Sunday- March 3 - (Starting at 1:00) Upstate Auto and Jeff’s Automotive presents Dirt Track Heroes Car Show Opening Ceremony honoring “Rapid” Richie Smith with Driver Interviews and Autograph Session: Saluting Nazareth Speedways and Dorney Park Speedway
Monday- March 4 – (6:30 PM) A.R.M Automotive and Joe’s Garage presents Photographers/Media/Announcers Night with round-table interviews and racing stories from behind the fence and in the pits
Tuesday- March 5 – (6:30 PM) Adams Bothers Used Parts, Carl’s Auto Repair and Dean’s Autosports presents the “Stars of Tomorrow” featuring all Quarter Midget Clubs: Blue Mountain, Lehigh Valley, West End Raceway, Keystone, Former USAC 1/4 Midget National Champion Anthony “Chops” Chrobak will address the crowd
Wednesday- March 6 – (6:30 PM) Smith Fabrications and Hamlin Speedway presents Hamlin Speedway all divisions, Snydersville and Oreville Raceway and Accord Speedway
Thursday- March 7- (6:30) Phillipsburg Easton Honda and Smitty’s Collision Center presents New Egypt, Bridgeport, Mahoning, Grandview, Big Diamond Raceway and X-Cel Modifieds
Friday - March 8 – (1st Show (4 p.m.) JPA Masonry and Speed Tec presents “The Legends of Racing” with many legendary racing stars from Reading, Nazareth, Harmony, Orange County and Flemington expected to participate in round-table fun.
Second Show- (6:30 PM) APS Powdercoating and Murante Auto Repair presents Salute to Open Wheel Racing Divisions-Thunder on the Hill, ARDC Midgets, Action Track USA, Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series Sprint Cars, 358 and 360 Sprint Car Divisions
Saturday – March 9 – Premio Sausages and R&H Auto Sales presents Special Event beginning at Noon
Saturday - March 9 - (1:00) Premio Sausages presents All Star Tribute to Frankie Schneider with Flemington Speedway & Flemington Speedway Historical Society
Mall Hours: Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-9 p.m. -
*Schedule subject to change
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WRITTEN BY STEVE PADOS AND JUSTIN BELTRAME
ST JOHN’S ANGELS BACK ON BOARD FOR 12TH ANNUAL QUAKER STEAK & LUBE DIRT TRACK HEROES EVENT AT PHILLIPSBURG MALL, OPENING MARCH 3RD
Each year for the past 12 years the first week in March race fans, legends of racing, current racing stars, and the stars of tomorrow gather at the mall in Phillipsburg, New Jersey for the Dirt Track Hereos Show. The Phillipsburg Mall, located on Route 22 East in Phillipsburg, NJ, has proven to be a popular setting for this special event and will offer a multitude of race cars, racing memorabilia, collectibles and photos on display throughout the course of the show. The show continues to be FREE of charge to the mall traffic. It encompasses the majority of the local short track scene and has become a must go to event for the local Tri-State area. For all the details, visit, www.dirttrackheroescarshow.com
The 12th Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Car Show has a busy seven days planned with opening day set for Sunday, March 3rd. Race cars from a multitude of series and divisions and show cars from street rods to drag cars will be on display with a full week of nightly special events and interviews. The 2018 edition of the show produced more than 300 driver and owner interviews throughout the week. In 2018, there were 141 entries for the event. The popular round table discussions return and expanded as many of the legendary drivers reunite to share special and unique stories that took place at the speedways on and off the track. With this being the twelfth year of the show's existence, the management and staff of the event are reaching out to all avenues of racing to become involved with the show.
Quaker Steak & Lube will once again sponsor the Twelfth Annual Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes event to be held at the Phillipsburg Mall from March 3rd through the 9th in 2019. Quaker Steak & Lube, or The Lube(r) to loyalists, is the award-winning casual dining concept known for their Best Wings USA and over 25 signature sauces, is fully prepped and geared as the lead sponsor for the trend setting 12th Annual Dirt Track Heroes Car Show to take place at the Phillipsburg, New Jersey Mall, located on Route 22 East. The Pohatcong Township (Phillipsburg, NJ) Quaker Steak & Lube is located at 1304 US Route 22, Phillipsburg, NJ, and welcomes all race fans and families to stop by their location when visiting the New Jersey area to be re-charged and re-fueled with some of the best food in the local area.
For the 12th consecutive year, IRCO Community Federal Credit Union will be a strong supporting sponsor of the Dirt Track Heroes Race Car Show. “IRCO Credit Union is pleased to continue its very successful relationship with the Dirt Track Heroes Show,” stated IRCO Vice President Greg Collins. “The show has proven to be a very effective means of establishing the IRCO brand and promoting our various financial products in both the local and racing community. We look forward to another outstanding show at the Phillipsburg Mall in March.”
Collins, who is the noted historian of the Harmony Speedway further added, "We are overjoyed to once again play an integral part in the Dirt Track Heroes Show. For me, since day one of the very first show, it is living the dream as the cars and the stars who come out for the show are and remain my heroes and we are proud to be associated with this great show. It is hard to believe this is the twelfth year of the show as the years have gone by so quickly. We are looking forward to another great show and rekindling the great memories of the golden era of the sport."
Joining the show for the fourth consecutive year will be the fine folks at Premio Foods. Premio Foods, a traditional and family run business, is one of the nation's largest sausage producers. For more than 40 years, Premio has provided quality sausages for all occasions. Premio's fine products are available at your local grocery store, supercenters and warehouse clubs. Premio is not interested in the ordinary as they want their sausages to be the very best. Their blend of passion, skill, authenticity and commitment to quality creates recipes like no other. They find the perfect blend of meat, seasoning and spices. Crafted to perfection. Premio sausages make your family feel like the guests of honor. Whether grilling for the big game, gathered around the Sunday dinner table or heading out to tailgate at the weekend races, the perfectly blended flavors lift any occasion. Crafted from tradition, the taste is familiar, fresh and authentically Italian, "THE WAY SAUSAGE SHOULD BE." The Premio Foods website has countless recipes, money saving coupons and information about their full line of quality products, please visit www.premiofoods.com
Premio Foods has signed on to sponsor at the show and is proudly sponsoring drivers Willie Osmun, Sammy Martz and Steve Davis race cars in 2019 and information regarding Premio's extensive line of authentic Italian Sausage will be available at the Premio race car display throughout the course of the show.
Additionally, Phillipsburg Easton Honda, Upstate Auto, Smith Fabrications, APS Powdercoating, ARM Automotive, Hamlin Speedway/S&S Speedway and Speed Tec are on board as sponsors for the twelfth edition of the show. Additional sponsors are being added on a daily basis.
All historical racing groups including Flemington, Tri State, Reading, Harmony and Nazareth will have their memorabilia on display and their many scrapbooks open for the fans to take another long look at the glory years of racing and possibly find a picture or two they want to purchase as a keepsake from past glory or racing exploits.
ENTRIES are still being accepted to display at the Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes Show.
The show is open to all divisions of racing including drag racing as well as hot rods, street burners and trucks. All speedways in the local Tri State area have been invited to take part in the annual event. The week long event will set aside one evening to salute the "Stars of Tomorrow" with a special night for the budding young racing talents competing with the many quarter midget clubs in the local area and this night has proven to be one of the highlights of the week as many will be giving their first ever interviews to a sizable crowd.
The Dirt Track Heroes Car Show will again offer a great tribute keepsake event souvenir program book and shirt.
For the third straight year the Dirt Track Heroes Show will continue its support of Saint John’s Angels, a Relay for Life of Greater Warren County. Relay for Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Team members will be present all week long at the Mall selling baked goods and purple ribbon-branded Relay for Life merchandise in support of their participation of the Relay for Life event to be held Saturday June 1, 2019.
The Phillipsburg Mall is open Sunday 11 AM to 6 PM; Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 9 PM. For Quaker Steak & Lube Dirt Track Heroes information, contact show organizers Bob and Donna Miller by phone at: 443- 513-4456, via e-mail at: TOTHILL98@aol.com or at their website: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com. or contact Justin Beltrame at: 484-772-7184 or through email at: justin.beltrame@gmail.com or Steve Pados at: 484-784-7756 or through email at: steveswp@ptd.net
DIRTcar Nationals 2019 Day 5
Posted by: | CommentsLEARY LOGS FIRST WIN FOR NEW TEAM IN WINTER DIRT GAMES X FINALE
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C.J. Leary and Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports recorded their first victory Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park. (Rich Forman Photo)
LEARY LOGS FIRST WIN FOR NEW TEAM IN WINTER DIRT GAMES X FINALE
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Ocala, Florida (February 16, 2019).........The first weekend with a new race team is normally a period when driver and team get accustomed to one another and learn on-the-fly how to win races together.
There were very few bumps in the road for C.J. Leary and Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports throughout "Winter Dirt Games X," which culminated Saturday night with the combo's first USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory together at Bubba Raceway Park.
Leary was highly successful on the USAC trail in his own family car over the past several seasons. This past offseason, Leary made the move to the Arizona-based team, bringing with him a familiar face to a new setting to make the transition as smooth as silk.
"The cool thing was Andy (Reinbold) brought me and (crew chief) Davey (Jones) on as a team since we had already been working together and we get along so well on and off the track," Leary pointed out. "I'm just learning this new racecar and this new engine package is quite a bit different than what I was running the past couple of years on our family car. We did a lot of unique things to the racecar and it paid off for us down here in Florida."
Winning this early on in the season is always a good sign that things are clicking. With a 6th, 2nd and a 1st during the three-night mini-series, plus the early season point lead, the team is already enjoying the fruits of their labor after thrashing to get their operation ready to go for the new year.
"We had high expectations with this new team," Leary exclaimed. "Andy gave us the best of everything. Davey and I have put a lot of hours into this car. Just to see it pay off is really awesome for Davey and me. I'm sure it is for Andy just because he's spent a lot of money getting this thing where it is. This kind of caps off that he hired the right two guys."
Leary started the 30-lapper from the outside of the front row alongside Robert Ballou. Ballou got the initial jump to the lead, but Leary wasn't taken aback.
"He got the jump on us at the start," Leary recalled. "The outside lane was pretty slick, and I knew the bottom still had pretty good moisture. I knew he was probably going to get the jump on us, so I was hoping to cross him over into (turn) one."
However, Leary slid into second behind race leader Ballou as the two hit the back stretch of the 3/8-mile D-shaped dirt track. The first stoppage came early as Dave Darland and Kent Schmidt tangled off turn four. Both would be finished for the evening.
Following the lap two restart, Ballou extended his lead as Leary fought with Kevin Thomas, Jr. for the second spot. But, gradually, Leary was able to chip away at Ballou's lead as the frontrunners began to work lapped traffic by lap nine where Leary was able to take a sneak peek underneath Ballou heading into turn one.
Leary retained his presence just a few car lengths behind Ballou when, on the 12th lap, Ballou drifted high off turn four, allowing Leary underneath to grab the lead.
"I just stalked him there and then we had that yellow," Leary remembered. "Our car was really good on the restarts, and when he made that small mistake in three and four, it got tight on him and let us capitalize, drive up under him and it was pretty smooth sailing from there."
C.J. Leary's 8th career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win moves him to 54th on the all-time list alongside Mike Bliss, Chet Fillip, Johnny Rutherford and Joe Saldana. (Rich Forman Photo)
Leary's only close encounters were dealing with lappers and having to endure multiple restarts down the stretch, first on lap 21 for an excursion by Friday night winner Justin Grant and on lap 28 for a turn four Matt Westfall spin. The restart with just three laps remaining pit Leary versus Thomas back in second. Usually a caution with a late-race lead is something to fret about, but Leary had no qualms.
"I was just really happy to see those yellows to be real honest," Leary reiterated. "I normally hate seeing yellows when I'm the leader. This 19AZ was super fast on the restarts and we were digging hard. I'm just happy to be with this new team. It's a great way to start the season off."
On the lap 28 restart, Leary bolted to a five-car-length lead that built to six, seven, eight, nine, then ten car lengths that would prove to be insurmountable in the final stanza, with the Greenfield, Indiana driver pulling away for a 1.502 second victory over Thomas. Tyler Courtney made a substantial charge on the final restart from sixth to third. Chase Stockon was fourth with opening night winner Chris Windom rounding out the top-five.
Courtney captured the title of Passing Master courtesy of Indiana Mafia/Hughes Racing/Flamingo Sandy worth an extra $800, picking off a total of 25 cars throughout the USAC Sprint feature events of "Winter Dirt Games X."
Contingency award winners Saturday night at Bubba Raceway Park were Timmy Buckwalter (Fatheadz Eyewear/EPA Photography Fast Qualifier), Justin Grant (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Dakota Jackson (Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner), Chad Boespflug (Auto Meter Third Heat Winner), Tyler Courtney (Indy Race Parts Semi Winner & KSE Racing Products/ProSource Hard Charger), Joey Biasi (Roger & Barb Tapy 13th Fastest Qualifier), Chad Boespflug (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher), Stephen Schnapf (ProSource Hard Work) and Ty Tilton (Saldana Racing Products First Non-Transfer).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: February 16, 2019 - Bubba Raceway Park - Ocala, Florida - "Winter Dirt Games X"
FATHEADZ EYEWEAR/EPA PHOTOGRAPHY QUALIFYING: 1. Timmy Buckwalter, 7, LNB-13.689; 2. Jason McDougal, 71p, Daigh/Phillips-13.715; 3. Damion Gardner, 20, Dyson-13.750; 4. Tyler Courtney, 7BC, Clauson/Marshall/Newman-13.783; 5. Chris Windom, 5G, Goacher-13.789; 6 Kevin Thomas, Jr., 19, Hayward/Thomas-13.800; 7. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-13.841; 8. C.J. Leary, 19AZ, Reinbold/Underwood-13.883; 9. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-13.894; 10. Carson Short, 21, RCM-13.930; 11. Kyle Cummins, 3R, Rock Steady-13.966; 12. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-14.005; 13. Joey Biasi, B1, Biasi-14.011; 14. Dakota Jackson, 3, Jackson-14.067; 15. Chad Boespflug, 98e, EZR-14.095; 16. Justin Grant, 4, TOPP-14.096; 17. Kent Schmidt, 5K, KO-14.105; 18. Matt Westfall, 33m, Marshall-14.117; 19. Dave Darland, 5, Briscoe/Curb-Agajanian-14.159; 20. Ty Tilton, 42, Tilton-14.178; 21. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-14.337; 22. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR/Chapple-14.417; 23. Travis Hery, 21H, Hery-14.423; 24. Dustin Christie, 75, Christie-14.511; 25. Noah Gass, 20G, Gass-14.860; 26. Stephen Schnapf, 61m, Edwards-14.999; 27. Robert Bell, 71, Bell-15.555.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer) 1. Grant, 2. Short, 3. Biasi, 4. Stockon, 5. Darland, 6. Buckwalter, 7. Courtney, 8. Chapple, 9. Gass. 1:54.88
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer) 1. Jackson, 2. Leary, 3. Windom, 4. Schmidt, 5. McDougal, 6. Cummins, 7. Schnapf, 8. Tilton, 9. Hery. 1:56.19
AUTOMETER THIRD HEAT: (8 laps, top-5 transfer) 1. Boespflug, 2. Thomas, 3. Bacon, 4. Ballou, 5. Westfall, 6. Gardner, 7. Christie, 8. Goodnight, 9. Bell. 1:56.05
INDY RACE PARTS SEMI: (12 laps, top-7 transfer) 1. Courtney, 2. Buckwalter, 3. Gardner, 4. Cummins, 5. Chapple, 6. Schnapf, 7. Gass, 8. Tilton, 9. Goodnight, 10. Hery, 11. Christie, 12. Bell. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. C.J. Leary (2), 2. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (4), 3. Tyler Courtney (9), 4. Chase Stockon (3), 5. Chris Windom (5), 6. Robert Ballou (1), 7. Jason McDougal (6), 8. Damion Gardner (8), 9. Carson Short (10), 10. Timmy Buckwalter (7), 11. Brady Bacon (12), 12. Kyle Cummins (11), 13. Chad Boespflug (15), 14. Joey Biasi (13), 15. Isaac Chapple (20), 16. Stephen Schnapf (22), 17. Matt Westfall (18), 18. Matt Goodnight (23), 19. Noah Gass (21), 20. Dakota Jackson (14), 21. Justin Grant (16), 22. Dave Darland (19), 23. Kent Schmidt (17). NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Ballou, Laps 12-30 Leary.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS/PROSOURCE HARD CHARGER: Tyler Courtney (9th to 3rd)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Chad Boespflug
PROSOURCE HARD WORK: Stephen Schnapf
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS FIRST NON-TRANSFER: Ty Tilton
ROGER & BARB TAPY 13TH FASTEST QUALIFIER: Joey Biasi
HUGHES RACING/INDIANA MAFIA/FLAMINGO SANDY PASSING MASTER: Tyler Courtney (25)
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Leary-216, 2-Thomas-214, 3-Stockon-194, 4-Grant-183, 5-Windom-181, 6-Courtney-174, 7-Ballou-171, 8-Gardner-158, 9-Buckwalter-155, 10-Short-155.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: March 30, 2019 - Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, Indiana
