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Blake Hahn Triumphant In Hockett/McMillin Memorial Opener At Lucas Oil Speedway
Bryan Hulbert - WHEATLAND, Mo. (September 19, 2019) The trip to Victory Lane with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network that has eluded Blake Hahn for years finally became a reality on Thursday night, as the Smiley's Racing Products/DriveWFX.com No. 52 battled tooth and nail through Night 1 of the 9th annual General Tire Hockett/McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway.
"This is a win that I wanted really bad. It's not Saturday night, but it's still a big deal for me, especially coming in here with 69 other drivers," stated Hahn.
Winner Blake Hahn (Kenny Shaw Photo)
Blake's eighth career SawBlade.com A-Feature victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, the No. 52 took the green from the pole with Josh Baughman in tow from the third starting spot. Caution after the first lap following contact between Dylan Westbrook and Robbie Price that sent the No. 21p around, the caution lights came on again after Lap 3 for Brandon Hanks who slammed into the wall.
Rolling the bottom line on the restart, Baughman showed a nose to Hahn through the third and fourth turns on Lap 4. Adjusting his line low to keep the No. 17 at bay, Hahn slipped out of the groove, letting Baughman take the top spot.
Red working Lap 6 for Jeff Swindell, who went airborne and landed hard on the bottom frame rails but was unharmed, Baughman's lead was short-lived as Hahn rolled by on the cushion through turns one and two before diving the bottom on turns three and four.
On the race for the lead, Hahn stated, "I thought I need to run the top, and then Josh came in and he was working the bottom really well in three and four. After he showed it to me, I knew I needed to get down there and just missed it. Once I got by on the restart, I got back down there and just focused on not letting the car drift and it felt really good."
Putting distance on the No. 17, Hahn continued to work the top of turns one and two and the hub of turns three and four. Finding traffic on Lap 15, Blake's road was blocked, giving the Fischer Body Shop No. 17 a hole to retake the lead on Lap 16.
Diving to the bottom entering turns three to block Baughman from getting the line, the two tapped tires, forcing Josh up the track and giving the race lead back to Hahn on Lap 17. Red flag the following lap for Jay Russell, who went over after tagging an infield tire, Hahn brought the field back to green two more times after that; Sam Hafertepe, Jr. clipped a tire on the restart, followed by Jack Dover going around on Lap 19.
Green for the final time with six laps to run, Hahn darted away as Baughman came under fire from Paul Nienhiser and Dylan Westbrook. Contact with the No. 47x who squeezed between the No. 17 and the wall off the fourth turn, the rub sent Josh sideways as the field clicked off Lap 21 but was able to recover and avoid a caution.
With the race for second giving Hahn all the room he needed, Blake hit the finish line 0.900 seconds ahead of Dylan Westbrook, who came through the field from eighth. Paul Nienhiser grabbed third with Derek Hagar moving from seventh to fourth. Josh Baughman ended up getting shuffled back to fifth.
Roger Crockett in sixth was followed by Ayrton Gennetten. Moving up from 12th, Sean McClelland grabbed eighth with Kameron Key grabbing his first career top-ten finish with the National Tour. Falling back to 16th at the mid-point of the A-Feature, Harli White came back to finish 10th.
A field of 70 drivers from 15 states and three countries were on hand to open the 9th annual General Tire Hockett/McMillin Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway. The entire field will run again on Friday, September 20, 2019, with event points from Thursday and Friday combined to set the lineups for Saturday night. Going into Friday, Blake Hahn leads the event points with 169 markers. Dylan Westbrook at 159 is trailed by Paul Nienhiser with 152. Derek Hagar at 147 is followed by Josh Baughman at 144 points.
Friday, September 20, 2019, opens at 4:00 P.M. with racing at 7:05 P.M. (CT). Information on Lucas Oil Speedway can be found at www.lucasoilspeedway.com.
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:
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Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Mo)
Thursday, September 19, 2019
9th annual Hockett/McMillin - Night 1
Car Count: 70
SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 60 in Passing Points advance to Qualifiers)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Josh Baughman, [1]; 2. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [4]; 3. 21C-Carson Short, [6]; 4. 77X-Alex Hill, [9]; 5. 22X-Riley Goodno, [2]; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III, [5]; 7. 29-Clinton Boyles, [7]; 8. J2-John Carney II, [3]; 9. 24C-Chris Morgan, [8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 14-Jordon Mallett, [2]; 2. 11X-Avery Goodman, [4]; 3. 01-Logan Seavey, [3]; 4. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [8]; 5. 51B-Joe B. Miller, [6]; 6. 11A-Austin O'Neal, [5]; 7. 5-Kory Bales, [9]; 8. 3V-Tyler Utz, [7]; 9. 22S-Slater Helt, [1]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 21K-Kameron Key, [2]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett, [3]; 3. 17W-Harli White, [4]; 4. 91T-Tyler Thomas, [6]; 5. 11G-Mike Goodman, [7]; 6. 81-Jack Dover, [5]; 7. 39-Brad Bowden, [8]; 8. 23-Seth Bergman, [9]; 9. 37H-Matthew Howard, [1]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 84-Brandon Hanks, [2]; 2. 21-Miles Paulus, [4]; 3. 22-Sean McClelland, [1]; 4. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, [8]; 5. 38-Cody Baker, [5]; 6. 1-Brad Ryun, [3]; 7. 11F-Colton Fisher, [9]; 8. 7B-Ben Brown, [7]; 9. 3Z-Zach Davis, [6]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [2]; 2. 52-Blake Hahn, [4]; 3. 47-Dale Howard, [3]; 4. 14M-Randy Martin, [9]; 5. 4-Evan Martin, [7]; 6. 95X-Asa Swindell, [1]; 7. 99-Brady Bacon, [6]; 8. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, [5]; 9. 95-Matt Covington, [8]
Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [1]; 2. 21X-Brinton Marvel, [2]; 3. 14K-Kyle Bellm, [5]; 4. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [6]; 5. M1-Mark Smith, [7]; 6. 18X-Nathan Ryun, [4]; 7. 75-Tyler Blank, [9]; 8. 26M-Fred Mattox, [8]; 9. 26-Matt Moro, [3]
Heat 7 (8 Laps): 1. 76-Jay Russell, [2]; 2. 35M-Jonathan Cornell, [4]; 3. 12X-Danny Smith, [1]; 4. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [6]; 5. 21G-Adam Gullion, [5]; 6. 5D-Zach Daum, [8]; 7. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, [3]; 8. 44-Jared Sewell, [7]
Heat 8 (8 Laps): 1. 21P-Robbie Price, [1]; 2. 1X-Tim Crawley, [3]; 3. 94-Jeff Swindell, [5]; 4. 45-Monty Ferriera, [2]; 5. 10-Landon Britt, [6]; 6. 9$-Kyle Clark, [8]; 7. 24-Garet Williamson, [4]; 8. 28-Scott Bogucki, [7]
Hoosier Tire Qualifiers (Top 16 in Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)
Qualifier 1 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Sean McClelland, [1]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett, [3]; 3. 91T-Tyler Thomas, [2]; 4. 21C-Carson Short, [4]; 5. 14-Jordon Mallett, [6]; 6. 23-Seth Bergman, [10]; 7. 14M-Randy Martin, [5]; 8. 39-Brad Bowden, [9]; 9. 11F-Colton Fisher, [8]; 10. 10-Landon Britt, [7]
Qualifier 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [2]; 2. 17-Josh Baughman, [4]; 3. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [5]; 4. 12X-Danny Smith, [1]; 5. 21K-Kameron Key, [6]; 6. 45-Monty Ferriera, [7]; 7. 24-Garet Williamson, [8]; 8. 18X-Nathan Ryun, [9]; 9. 1X-Tim Crawley, [3]; 10. 75-Tyler Blank, [10]
Qualifier 3 (8 Laps): 1. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [2]; 2. 11G-Mike Goodman, [1]; 3. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [4]; 4. 14K-Kyle Bellm, [3]; 5. 5D-Zach Daum, [7]; 6. 84-Brandon Hanks, [6]; 7. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, [10]; 8. 11X-Avery Goodman, [5]; 9. 22X-Riley Goodno, [8]; 10. 1-Brad Ryun, [9]
Qualifier 4 (8 Laps): 1. 9$-Kyle Clark, [2]; 2. 21P-Robbie Price, [4]; 3. 4-Evan Martin, [1]; 4. 94-Jeff Swindell, [3]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [6]; 6. 21-Miles Paulus, [5]; 7. 29-Clinton Boyles, [9]; 8. 26M-Fred Mattox, [10]; 9. 24D-Danny Sams III, [8]; 10. 38-Cody Baker, [7]
Qualifier 5 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [5]; 2. M1-Mark Smith, [1]; 3. 01-Logan Seavey, [2]; 4. 21X-Brinton Marvel, [3]; 5. 76-Jay Russell, [6]; 6. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [4]; 7. 21G-Adam Gullion, [7]; 8. 11A-Austin O'Neal, [8]; 9. 95X-Asa Swindell, [9]; 10. 3V-Tyler Utz, [10]
Qualifier 6 (8 Laps): 1. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, [4]; 2. 17W-Harli White, [3]; 3. 51B-Joe B. Miller, [1]; 4. 81-Jack Dover, [8]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill, [6]; 6. 35M-Jonathan Cornell, [5]; 7. 5-Kory Bales, [7]; 8. 7B-Ben Brown, [10]; 9. 99-Brady Bacon, [9]; 10. 47-Dale Howard, [2]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 2 in each advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 84-Brandon Hanks, [4]; 2. 94-Jeff Swindell, [3]; 3. 51B-Joe B. Miller, [6]; 4. 5D-Zach Daum, [7]; 5. 11G-Mike Goodman, [2]; 6. 29-Clinton Boyles, [9]; 7. 39-Brad Bowden, [10]; 8. 77X-Alex Hill, [1]; 9. 7B-Ben Brown, [12]; 10. 10-Landon Britt, [13]; 11. 11A-Austin O'Neal, [11]; 12. 24C-Chris Morgan, [17]; 13. (DNF) 23-Seth Bergman, [8]; 14. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [16]; 15. (DNF) 3V-Tyler Utz, [15]; 16. (DNF) 4-Evan Martin, [5]; 17. (DNF) 95X-Asa Swindell, [14]; 18. (DNF) 26-Matt Moro, [18]
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 21C-Carson Short, [1]; 2. 81-Jack Dover, [5]; 3. 21-Miles Paulus, [4]; 4. 99-Brady Bacon, [14]; 5. 01-Logan Seavey, [3]; 6. 14K-Kyle Bellm, [2]; 7. 14M-Randy Martin, [6]; 8. 11X-Avery Goodman, [7]; 9. 11F-Colton Fisher, [12]; 10. 1X-Tim Crawley, [8]; 11. 24D-Danny Sams III, [13]; 12. 26M-Fred Mattox, [11]; 13. 22S-Slater Helt, [18]; 14. 18X-Nathan Ryun, [10]; 15. 5-Kory Bales, [9]; 16. 95-Matt Covington, [17]; 17. 33-Austin Alumbaugh, [16]; 18. 75-Tyler Blank, [15]
B Feature 3 (12 Laps): 1. M1-Mark Smith, [2]; 2. 91T-Tyler Thomas, [1]; 3. 35M-Jonathan Cornell, [4]; 4. 21G-Adam Gullion, [8]; 5. 45-Monty Ferriera, [7]; 6. 47-Dale Howard, [11]; 7. 9N-Wade Nygaard, [5]; 8. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, [9]; 9. 22X-Riley Goodno, [12]; 10. 21X-Brinton Marvel, [3]; 11. 44-Jared Sewell, [15]; 12. J2-John Carney II, [16]; 13. 37H-Matthew Howard, [18]; 14. 38-Cody Baker, [13]; 15. 3Z-Zach Davis, [17]; 16. 24-Garet Williamson, [10]; 17. 12X-Danny Smith, [6]; 18. 1-Brad Ryun, [14]
Sawblade.com A-Feature
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [1]; 2. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [8]; 3. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, [2]; 4. 9JR-Derek Hagar, [7]; 5. 17-Josh Baughman, [3]; 6. 11-Roger Crockett, [6]; 7. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [10]; 8. 22-Sean McClelland, [12]; 9. 21K-Kameron Key, [14]; 10. 17W-Harli White, [11]; 11. 9$-Kyle Clark, [9]; 12. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [5]; 13. 21P-Robbie Price, [4]; 14. 14-Jordon Mallett, [13]; 15. 81-Jack Dover, [21]; 16. 21-Miles Paulus, [25]; 17. 91T-Tyler Thomas, [22]; 18. (DNF) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [15]; 19. (DNF) 76-Jay Russell, [16]; 20. (DNF) M1-Mark Smith, [19]; 21. (DNF) 21C-Carson Short, [18]; 22. (DNF) 94-Jeff Swindell, [20]; 23. (DNF) 84-Brandon Hanks, [17]; 24. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [23]; 25. (DNF) 95-Matt Covington, [24]
Lap Leader(s): Blake Hahn 1-4; 6-15; 17-25 / Josh Baughman 5; 16;
Hard Charger: Dylan Westbrook +6
High Point Driver: Blake Hahn
Provisional(s): Scott Bogucki (Points) / Matt Covington (Points) / Miles Paulus (Regional)
Event Points as of Thursday, September 19, 2019
1. 52 Blake Hahn-169
2. 47x Dylan Westbrook-159
3. 9N Paul Nienhiser-152
4. 9JR Derek Hagar-147
5. 17 Josh Baughman-144
6. 11 Roger Crockett-140
7. 3 Ayrton Gennetten-137
8. 22 Sean McClelland-134
9. 21K Kameron Key-129
10. 17W Harli White-127
11. 9$ Kyle Clark-123
12. 21P Robbie Price-123
13. 2X Tucker Doughty-123
14. 14 Jordon Mallett-118
15. 91T Tyler Thomas-113
16. 81 Jack Dover-112
17. 15H Sam Hafertepe Jr-112
18. 76 Jay Russell-110
19. M1 Mark Smith-107
20. 21C Carson Short-105
21. 94 Jeff Swindell-104
22. 84 Brandon Hanks-103
23. 51B Joe B. Miller-101
24. 35M Jonathan Cornell-101
25. 1 Logan Seavey-101
26. 21 Miles Paulus-101
27. 11G Mike Goodman-100
28. 14K Kyle Bellm-99
29. 45 Monty Ferriera-97
30. 5D Zach Daum-97
31. 21G Adam Gullion-96
32. 21X Brinton Marvel-96
33. 77X Alex Hill-95
34. 9N Wade Nygaard-95
35. 11X Avery Goodman-94
36. 14M Randy Martin-94
37. 47 Dale Howard-93
38. 99 Brady Bacon-92
39. 29 Clinton Boyles-92
40. 1X Tim Crawley-91
41. 39 Brad Bowden-90
42. 3P Sawyer Phillips-90
43. 22X Riley Goodno-89
44. 12X Danny Smith-88
45. 4 Evan Martin-88
46. 11A Austin O'Neal-87
47. 7B Ben Brown-87
48. 11F Colton Fisher-87
49. 10 Landon Britt-87
50. 24D Danny Sams III-86
51. 23 Seth Bergman-85
52. 2M Fred Mattox-84
53. 18X Nathan Ryun-84
54. 38 Cody Baker-83
55. 5 Kory Bales-83
56. 24 Garet Williamson-82
57. 44 Jared Sewell-82
58. J2 John Carney II-81
59. 95X Asa Swindell-80
60. 24C Chris Morgan-80
61. 37H Matthew Howard-79
62. 28 Scott Bogucki-79
63. 22S Slater Helt-79
64. 3V Tyler Utz-79
65. 1 Brad Ryun-78
66. 75 Tyler Blank-77
67. 3Z Zach Davis-77
68. 33 Austin Alumbaugh-76
69. 95 Matt Covington-76
70. 26 Matt Moro-74
2019 National Tour Driver Standings (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 3,615; 2. Blake Hahn 3,521; 3. Scott Bogucki 3,318; 4. Matt Covington 3,311; 5. Roger Crockett 3,259; 6. John Carney II 3,247; 7. Robbie Price 3,058; 8. Harli White 3,013; 9. Jordon Mallett 2,891; 10. Tucker Doughty 2,722; 11. Alex Hill 2,670; 12. Seth Bergman 1,220; 13. Jamie Ball 1,163; 14. Dylan Westbrook 852; 15. Wayne Johnson 762;
2019 Race Winners: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 8 (5/17 - I-96 Speedway; 5/18 - I-96 Speedway; 5/25 - Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/5 - Lawton Speedway; 6/8 - Salina Speedway; 7/12 - Gallatin Speedway; 7/19 - Big Sky Speedway; 9/1 - Lake Ozark Speedway); Blake Hahn - 4 (6/20 - Skagit Speedway; 7/20 - Big Sky Speedway; 8/30 - 34 Raceway; 9/19 - Lucas Oil Speedway); Robbie Price - 2 (6/22 - Skagit Speedway; 8/31 - Lake Ozark Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 2 (6/14 - Brown County Speedway; 6/15 - Black Hills Speedway); Thomas Kennedy - 2 (4/25 - Eagle Raceway, 4/26 - U.S. 36 Raceway); James McFadden - 2 (8/2 - Knoxville Raceway; 8/3 - Knoxville Raceway); John Carney II - 1 (5/26 - Lake Ozark Speedway); Travis Rilat - 1 (6/4 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (6/21 - Skagit Speedway); Devon Borden - 1 (6/28 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Matt Covington - 1 (6/29 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Ryan Giles - 1 (8/1 - Knoxville Raceway); Wayne Johnson - 1 (8/6 - Southern Iowa Speedway);
Weather-Related Cancellations - 10: 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); Gallatin Speedway (7/13); Riverside International Speedway (8/24)
DAUM DRIVES TO VICTORY IN HOCKETT/MCMILLIN OPENER
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Winner Zach Daum (K.C. Shaw Photo)
DAUM DRIVES TO VICTORY IN HOCKETT/MCMILLIN OPENER
WHEATLAND, MO. (September 19, 2019) - The ninth annual Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial opened with a bang in Thursday's Mesilla Valley Transportation preliminary as Zach Daum of Pocahontas, Ill. glided to the race lead on lap 17 and held on for his sixth-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory.
Opening with the unique addition of group qualifying, the four flights to open the night saw Garrett Aitken (14.735), Thomas Meseraull (14.521), Chris Windom (14.551) and Riley Kreisel (14.900) top the charts.
In heat race action, the four-car inversion offered several thrilling starts as drivers sliced and diced for position with points on the line. In the end, Garrett Aitken (Hinchman Racewear Heat 1), Landon Simon (Bell Racing HQ Heat 2), Chris Windom (Schure Built Suspensions Heat 3) and Riley Kreisel (Wilwood Brakes Heat 4) took wins.
A trio of qualifiers spiced it up further with a six-car inversion in play, creating some on-the-edge charges as guys like Thomas Meseraull won High Side Design qualifier one from fifth, Chris Windom won Indy Race Parts qualifier two from sixth and Zach Daum won Chalk Stix qualifier three from fifth.
Setting the stage for the 25-lap preliminary feature, one final twist was thrown into the mix as the top eight in combined points were inverted, slotting Chris Windom and Riley Kreisel on the fourth row with three daunting duos in front of them.
At the drop of the green flag in feature action, Mitchell Moore of Edgerton, Kans. took advantage of his pole position and guided his No. 51 entry to the point while the war for position ensued behind him.
Holding a steady command early on, Moore paced himself while the battle for second brewed between Daum, Schudy and a storming Windom from eighth. Seeing the cross flags at halfway, Moore's lead began to shrink as Daum and Windom mounted a run at the No. 51.
Pulling within striking distance, Daum made several peeks to the inside before cashing in off turn two on the 16th circuit, gassing it off exit as he snuck underneath Moore and powering by him down the backstretch. While Daum focused on his lead, attention turned to Windom, who after taking second away from Moore ended up biking his No. 5G in turn two, but miraculously saved it and only lost one spot.
Catching the first and only stoppage of the race on lap 24, the field was reset after a top-ten running Terry Richards went wildly flipping in turn three. He was okay, but certainly heated afterwards. Coming to the green-white-checkered restart, Daum stayed committed to the bottom while Windom tried to go side-by-side for Moore in pursuit for second.
In the end, neither Moore and Windom could catch Daum, as the Pocahontas, Ill. native drove the No. 5D from fifth-to-first and earned his sixth-career POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League victory. Coming on night one of the Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial, Daum's win mathematically guarantees him a spot in Saturday's pole shuffle at Lucas Oil Speedway.
Chasing Daum to the finish line and earning a runner-up bid was Mitchell Moore, who had no more than 12 hours ago put the finishing touches on a freshly-built No. 51 machine. Rounding out the podium with Daum and Moore was Chris Windom, who capped his stellar night with an eighth-to-third run in the NOS Energy Drink No. 5G.
Closing out the top ten was Kory Schudy in fourth, Joe B. Miller in fifth, Garrett Aitken in sixth, Landon Simon in eighth, Ty Hulsey in ninth and Chris Phillips in tenth.
After Thursday's opening preliminary, Chris Windom (250l) eads the points situation ahead of Zach Daum (248), Joe B. Miller (218), Mitchell Moore (214) and Garrett Aitken (213). Full points can be found on WAR Sprints social media.
The ninth annual Jesse Hockett / Daniel McMillin Memorial rolls on tomorrow as the second half of the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League field competes in Friday's Rockwell Security Preliminary Night at Lucas Oil Speedway. IF you can't make it, you can watch LIVE on www.lucasoilracingtv.com.
For more information on the POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League, you can visit www.powri.com online, follow @WARSprints on Twitter or Instagram, or like POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprints on Facebook.
Group Qualifying - Flight One (3 Laps):
1. 32-Garrett Aitken, Paris, IL (14.735); 2. 6P-Chris Phillips, Plainfield, IN (14.781); 3. 30B-Quinton Benson, Emma, MO (14.893); 4. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, Chapin, IL (14.960); 5. 18-Terry Richards, Denton, NE (14.988); 6. 20-Steve Thomas, Rantoul, IL (15.706); 7. 73-Samuel Wagner, Lone Jack, MO (15.858); 8. 52-Cody Gentry, Henderson, KY (16.119).
Group Qualifying - Flight Two (3 Laps):
1. 00-Thomas Meseraull, San Jose, CA (14.521); 2. 28-Kory Schudy, Springfield, MO (14.714); 3. 24-Landon Simon, Tipp City, OH (14.790); 4. 1-Paul White, Waco, TX (15.546); 5. 7F-Johnny Kent, Kiefer, OK (15.592); 6. 5$-Danny Smith, Sapulpa, OK (15.863); 7. 02-Dillon Burks, Lone Grove, OK (16.188).
Group Qualifying - Flight Three (3 Laps):
1. 5G-Chris Windom, Canton, IL (14.551); 2. 51-Mitchell Moore, Edgerton, KS (14.999); 3. 99-Korey Weyant, Springfield, IL (15.331); 4. 31B-Joe B. Miller, Millersville, MO (15.366); 5. 2Z-Zach Clark, Olathe, KS (15.378); 6. 96-Taylor Peterson, Tulsa, OK (15.934); 7. 97-Kevin Cummings, Tulsa, OK (16.458).
Group Qualifying - Flight Four (3 Laps):
1. 90-Riley Kreisel, Warsaw, MO (14.800); 2. 5D-Zach Daum, Pocahontas, IL (15.108); 3. 57-Chase Parson (15.398); 4. 24H-Ty Hulsey, Owasso, OK (15.475); 5. 42-Warren Johnson, Overland Park, KS (16.098); 6. 2-Jason Billups, Holt, MO (NT); 7. 14-Kyle Lewis, Spring Hill, KS (NT).
Hinchman Racewear Heat One (8 Laps):
1. 32-Garrett Aitken (4); 2. 18-Terry Richards (5); 3. 30B-Quinton Benson (2); 4. 6P-Chris Phillips (3); 5. 20-Steve Thomas (6); 6. 73-Samuel Wagner (7); 7. 52-Cody Gentry (8); 8. 9X-Paul Nienhiser (1).
Bell Racing HQ Heat Two (8 Laps):
1. 24-Landon Simon (2); 2. 00-Thomas Meseraull (4); 3. 28-Kory Schudy (3); 4. 1-Paul White (1); 5. 7F-Johnny Kent (5); 6. 5$-Danny Smith (6); 7. 02-Dillon Burks (7).
Schure Built Suspensions Heat Three (8 Laps):
1. 5G-Chris Windom (4); 2. 31B-Joe B. Miller (1); 3. 99-Korey Weyant (2); 4. 2X-Zach Clark (5); 5. 51-Mitchell Moore (3); 6. 97-Kevin Cummings (7); 7. 96-Taylor Peterson (6).
Wilwood Disc Brakes Heat Four (8 Laps):
1. 90-Riley Kreisel (4); 2. 5D-Zach Daum (3); 3. 24H-Ty Hulsey (1); 4. 57-Chase Parson (2); 5. 42-Warren Johnson (5); 6. 14-Kyle Lewis (6); 7. 2-Jason Billups (7).
High Side Design Qualifier One (10 Laps):
1. 00-Thomas Meseraull (5); 2. 51-Mitchell Moore (1); 3. 32-Garrett Aitken (6); 4. 24H-Ty Hulsey (2); 5. 30B-Quinton Benson (3); 6. 18-Terry Richards (4); 7. 5$-Danny Smith (8); 8. 02-Dillon Burks (9); 9. 7F-Johnny Kent (7); DNS, 9X-Paul Nienhiser.
Indy Race Parts Qualifier Two (10 Laps):
1. 5G-Chris Windom (6); 2. 24-Landon Simon (5); 3. 29-Kory Schudy (4); 4. 2X-Zach Clark (1); 5. 42-Warren Johnson (7); 6. 99-Korey Weyant (3); 7. 97-Kevin Cummings (8); 8. 57-Chase Parson (2); 9. 96-Taylor Peterson (9); 10. 2-Jason Billups (10).
Chalk Stix Qualifier Three (10 Laps):
1. 5D-Zach Daum (5); 2. 90-Riley Kreisel (6); 3. 1-Paul White (2); 4. 6P-Chris Phillips (3); 5. 31B-Joe B. Miller (4); 6. 73-Samuel Wagner (7); 7. 52-Cody Gentry (9); 8. 20-Steve Thomas (1); 9. 14-Kyle Lewis (8).
Hoosier Tire B-Main (12 Laps /4 Transfer):
1. 99-Korey Weyant (1); 2. 73-Samuel Wagner (2); 3. 5$-Danny Smith (4); 4. 20-Steve Thomas (7); 5. 97-Kevin Cummings (5); 6. 7F-Johnny Kent (8); 7. 57-Chase Parson (3); 8. 2-Jason Billups (12); 9. 02-Dillon Burks (11); 10. 52-Cody Gentry (6); 11. 96-Taylor Peterson (10); DNS, 14-Kyle Lewis; DNS, 9X-Paul Nienhiser.
POWRi Lucas Oil WAR Sprint League Main Event (25 Laps):
1. 5D-Zach Daum (5); 2. 51-Mitchell Moore (1); 3. 5G-Chris Windom (8); 4. 28-Kory Schudy (2); 5. 31B-Joe B. Miller (12); 6. 32-Garrett Aitken (4); 7. 24-Landon Simon (3); 8. 99-Korey Weyant (17); 9. 24H-Ty Hulsey (11); 10. 6P-Chris Phillips (10); 11. 1-Paul White (9); 12. 30B-Quinton Benson (14); 13. 5$-Danny Smith (19); 14. 00-Thomas Meseraull (6); 15. 2X-Zach Clark (15); 16. 20-Steve Thomas (20); 17. 73-Samuel Wagner (18); 18. 90-Riley Kreisel (7); 19. 18-Terry Richards (13); 20. 42-Warren Johnson (16).
Lap Leader(s): Moore 1-16; Daum 17-25.
Hard Charger(s): Miller +7.
Winner Zach Daum (K.C. Shaw Photo)
Photo Credit - K.C. SHAW PHOTO
Article Credit - Brian Walker, POWRi Media Director
TWO BIG NIGHTS OF RACING TOPPED BY FREEDOM 76 AT GRANDVIEW THIS WEEKEND, FINAL POINTS
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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
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49TH ANNUAL FREEDOM 76 WITH $25,000 TO WIN EXPECTED TO ATTRACT A LARGE FIELD OF RACERS TO GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 21
FRIDAY, SEPT.20TH, OFFERS MASS SPRINTS, FREEDOM 38 SPORTSMAN RACING PLUS MODIFIEDS
FINAL OFFICIAL POINT STANDING SHOW DUANE HOWARD AND BRAD BRIGHTBILL AS CHAMPIONS
BECHTELSVILLE, PA September 17, 2019 . . . The biggest stock car racing event of the season at Grandview Speedway, the 49th Annual Freedom 76, is set for Saturday, September 21st. More than $25,000 is being offered to the winner of what has become the “Granddaddy” of area Modified stock car racing classics. The action gets the green at 7 p.m. A September 28th rain date is in place.
Duane Howard, the new track Modified champion and defending champion of this event, is being touted as a favorite to win. He is a five time winner of the Classic. Other past winners expected to be entered include Craig Von Dohren, the all-time leading feature winner at the Bechtelsville clay oval. And there will be Jeff Strunk, a seven time winner, Brett Kressley, past winner Ray Swinehart, along with three time winner Meme DeSantis, Mike Gular, Doug Manmiller, and quite possibly six time winner Billy Pauch Sr. and Jr. along with NASCAR Truck Series standout Stewart Friesen.
Of course the 49th version of the Freedom 76 will also attract many of the top names in the sport as visiting talents along with a large field of Grandview regulars. You just never know who might show up to try for the $25,000 plus winner’s money.
And on Friday, September 20th the Mid Atlantic Sprint Series along with the Sportsman racers will be in action in the doubleheader Freedom 38. Modifieds entered in the Freedom 76 will be permitted some practice laps as part of the Friday night racing action. Heading up the popular sprint car racing action will be such talents as Tim Tanner Jr., Jon Haegele, Jeff Geiges, Ryan Stillwagon, and a long list of others.
Bobby Gunther Walsh and his sponsors have added some excitement by posting $500 for the Hard Charger in the 76 lap race that will this year have no mandatory fuel stop.
Top performers during the Saturday night qualifying will take part in a Cash Dash paying $1,000 to win.
Adult admission for the Freedom 76 is $40 but advance tickets are available up to and including September 20th and they are priced at $35. Youngsters 6 thru 11 pay $10 and kids under 6 are admitted free.
Advance ticket holders are admitted at 3 p.m. while the general admission gates will be open at 3:30 p.m.
Between 3:35 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Duane Howard and Brad Brightbill will be meeting fans and signing autographs at the SDS Photo booth.
There is no license required for the Friday and Saturday stock car racing events.
Admission for the Friday, September 20th, Sprint and Sportsman doubleheader, is $12 for adults, $5 for youngsters 6 thru 11 and under 6 are admitted free. Pit admission is $35. Racing gets the green at 7:30 p.m.
The Freedom 76 has a September 28 rain date while the Friday night event offers no rain date.
Full details on camping, parking, seating and more is available at www.grandviewspeedway.com at the Freedom 76 link. Rules for the race and entry blanks are also available at the same location. Those with campers on the speedway grounds are reminded that the campers must be removed the day following the Freedom 76.
Final point standings show Duane Howard and Brad Brightbill as the official 2019 NASCAR champions.
Duane Howard tallied 5153 points on his way to a sixth T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified championship. Finishing second, in a late season charge, was Brett Kressley with 4773 counters. Ten time champion Craig Von Dohren finished third with 4675 points followed by Doug Manmiller with 4385 and Rick Laubach at 4174. The Modifieds raced n 20 point events with 61 racers earning points.
Brad Brightbill earned his first title in the T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman division getting 4172 points. Second spot was taken by past champion Brian Hirthler with 3796 points. Third spot went to Brad Grim who had tallied 3670 points. Fourth went to Brad Arnold with 3551 followed by fifth place finisher Kyle Lilick with 3541 counters. Sportsman raced in 20 races during the season with 55 racers earning points.
Grandview Speedway, a banked one-third-mile clay track, is located on Passmore Road just off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown,- PA. Telephone 610.754.7688 for information.
UNOFFICIAL FINAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR
MODIFIEDS AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
1. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #66/357H 5153*****
2. Brett Kressley, Orefield, PA #19K 4773***
3. Craig Von Dohren, Oley, PA #1C 4675****
4. Doug Manmiller, Shoemakersville, PA #44M 4385*
5. Rick Laubach, Hellertown, PA #7L 4174*
6. Jeff Strunk, Boyertown, PA #126 4000****
7. Jared Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19/1H 3991
8. Kevin Hirthler, Boyertown, PA #117 3692
9. Frank Cozze, Wind Gap, PA #4 3364
10. Alex Yankowski, Covington Twp., PA #84Y 3239
11. Louden Reimert, Oley, PA #16 3222
12. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17 3046
13. Craig Whitmoyer, Hamburg, PA #99 2845
14. Tim Buckwalter, Douglassville, PA #23X 2600
15. Kenny Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #OG7/14 2551
16. Kyle Weiss, Hamburg, PA #21K 2538
17. Briggs Danner, Allentown, PA #6/78D 2452
18. Mike Lisowski, Minersville, PA #15 2430
19. Ray Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA#33 2359
20. Ron Kline, Salford, PA #355 2131
21. Dylan Swinehart, Fleetwood, PA #81 2078*
22. Danny Erb, Boyertown, PA #44 1930
23. Brett Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #7 1925
24. Ryan Lilick, Collegeville, PA #49 1924
25 Clay Butler, Bloomsbury, NJ #4B 1722
26. Joe Funk, Coopersburg, PA #14RR 1704
27. Justin Grim, Orefield, PA #611/61 1657
28. John Willman, Birdsboro, PA #74W 1616*
29. Richie Hitzler, Lebanon, PA #22 1509
30. Eric Biehn, Barto, PA#87 1448
UNOFFICIAL FINAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR
SPORTSMAN AS OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2019
1. Brad Brightbill, Sinking Springs, PA #19 4172****
2. Brian Hirthler, Green Lane, PA #4*/117 3796**
3. Brad Grim, Coplay, PA #13 3670
4. Brad Arnold, Bethel, PA #830 3551*
5. Kyle Lilick, Collegeville, PA #104 3541*
6. Mark Kemmerer, Green Lane, PA, PA #F10 3297
7. Kyle Smith, Fleetwood, PA #77 3202
8. Jack Butler, Phillipsburg, NJ #5 3123**
9. Dean Bachman, Emmaus, PA #65 2732
10. Jesse Landis, Gilbertsville, PA #976 2564
11. Ryan Beltz, Barto, PA #221 2564
12. Mike Mammana, Nazareth, PA #31 2339
13. Andrew Kreis, Boyertown, PA #6K 2270
14. Lex Shive, Pennsburg, PA #5K 2109
15. Parker Guldin, Fleetwood, PA #11 2002**
16. Brandon Edgar, Lehighton, PA #57 1992*
17. Kenny Bock, Birdsboro, PA #6 1936
18. Nate Brinker, Allentown, PA #14 1677
19. Nathan Mohr, East Greenville, PA #17M 1532*
20. Scott Kohler, Boyertown, PA #12S 1464
21. Chris Esposito, Hatfield, PA #31A 1380
22. Tom Miller, Gilbertsville, PA #77T 1287*
23. Derrick Smith, Telford, PA#20 1232*
23. Sean Weiss, Gilbertsville, PA #24 1171*
25. Josh Adams, Douglassville, PA #44A 1134
* denotes feature win (Feature wins listed are only for those that are
NASCAR point events.)
WALL STADIUM AUTO RACING ADVANCE FOR SEPT. 21
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DATE OF EVENT: Sept. 21, 2019
DATE OF RELEASE: Sept. 16, 2019
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
DEMO DERBY, 5 RACES AND DISCOUNT ADMISSION ON “PACK THE TRACK NIGHT” AT WALL STADIUM SATURDAY (SEPT. 21)
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Auto racing fans have a big event on tap this Saturday night (Sept. 21) at Wall Stadium Speedway with Demolition Derby action and five racing main events during “Pack the Track Night” festivities. A special discounted admission price of just $10 for adults and $5 for students aged 6 to 16 will be offered. Kids 5 and under and parking are always free. Spectator seating will open at 5:00 p.m., with qualifying slated for 5:45 p.m. Main event action will follow at around 7:00 p.m. This “Carnival Night” themed event will feature free games for children on the midway area.
On the high banked third mile paved oval five feature races will be presented with the O'Shea's Auto Repair Factory Stocks battling in twin 25-lap feature races, while Center State Engineering Sportsman cars and the Mike's Performance Center Limited Late Models compete in 25-lap main events. In addition, the touring ATQMRA Three-Quarter Midgets will race in a 25-lap feature on the fifth mile inner oval.
Top racers in the twin Factory Stock races will include defending champion Mike Montano of Freeport, N.Y. former champ Scott Riggleman of Manchester and Beachwood's Elliot Wohl, the current point leader in the race for the 2019 driving title.
Once the races are complete, the action will turn destructive when Demolition Derby action is presented.
The grandstand midway will be festive during the “Carnival Night” event as plenty of games of chance for youngsters will be offered with prizes going to the winners.
Saturday’s schedule will see the competitor pit area open at 1:00 p.m. Regular practice will start at 3:00 p.m., while spectator seating will open at 5:00 p.m. Qualifying will then begin at 5:45 p.m. and feature race action for all divisions is slated for 7:00 p.m.
The Wall Stadium Speedway regular season schedule will continue every Saturday night through October 5. Special daytime racing events are set for October 19 and Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.
Wall Stadium Speedway is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. More information can be obtained by visiting www.wallspeedwayracing.com. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400 and email address is CKMotorsports@aol.com.
NASCAR champ Mike Stefanik, 61, dies in plane crash near Rhode Island
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Mike Stefanik Atlantic City TQ Midgets January 2010 (Mike Calla/Wheels of Speed Photo)
Article By Ryan Gaydos | Fox News
NASCAR champ Mike Stefanik, 61, dies in plane crash near Rhode Island.
NASCAR champion Michael Stefanik died Sunday in a single-engine plane crash near the Rhode Island state line, police said. He was 61.
Stefanik took off in a single-engine, single-seat Aerolite 103 from the Riconn Airport in Coventry, R.I., and was turning back to the airfield when it crashed in a wooded area near the airport, Connecticut state police said.
NASCAR confirmed Stefanik was killed in the crash.
“Mike Stefanik was one of the most successful drivers in NASCAR history, but even more so, he was a true representative of our sport,” NASCAR Chairman and CEO Jim France said in a statement. “His tough, competitive nature and excellence on the race track won him the admiration of fans and competitors alike.”
Stefanik was popular in the NASCAR circles, being named the Busch North Series Most Popular Driver in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2004. He won the Busch North Series in 1997 and 1998.
He made a name for himself in Whelen Modified Tour circuit winning the championship in 1989, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2006. He was also named as a top 10 all-time driver in the series in 2003.
His nine total championships tie him with Richie Evans for most in NASCAR history.
He holds the Whelen Modified Tour record with 74 victories from 1985 to 2014.
Stefanik never made it to the NASCAR Cup series, but competed in 26 races each in the Busch (now Xfinity) and Craftsman Truck (now Gander Outdoors) series during his career.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Ryan Gaydos is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @Gaydos_.
