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THREE FEATURES SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW, FREEDOM 76 WEEKEND NEWS, LATEST POINT STANDINGS
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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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VINTAGE RACERS, MODIFIEDS AND SPORTSMAN IN TRIPLEHEADER ACTION ON SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 20TH FREEDOM 38 FOR SPORTSMAN PAYS $2000 AND NO LICENSE OR ENTRY FEE REQUIRED
HOWARD HOLDS ON TO TOP SPOT IN MODIFIED POINTS, BRIGHTBILL STILL ON TOP IN SPORTSMAN
BECHTELSVILLE, PA September 3, 2019 . . . The popular Blast from the Past Vintage racers are part of another tripleheader show on Saturday, September 7 along with the T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds and T.P.Trucks NASCAR Sportsman racers at Grandview Speedway. Racing gets the green at 7:30 p.m. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Last Saturday’s Sportsman feature winner Brad Arnold and Modified racer Ron Kline, who enjoyed his best effort of the season last Saturday, will have their cars on display and will be meeting fans as part of the weekly Low Down and Dirty Meet & Greet starting at 5 p.m.
Duane Howard, the five time Modified champion, continues to lead the standings with 4608 points. Brett Kressley has moved into second with 4197 counters followed by ten time champion Craig Von Dohren at 4192. Doug Manmiller holds fourth with 3872 followed by Rick Laubach’s 3834. In Sportsman competition Brad Brightbill is the man to beat with 3707 points. Second spot is held by Brad Grim at 3363 points while third belongs to two time champion Brian Hirthler at 3351 followed by Kyle Lilick with 3281 counters and Saturday night feature winner Brad Arnold has 3188. Eighteen races have been completed in each division.
The final NASCAR point races of the season are set for Saturday, September 14 as WNPV-AM Radio Champion’s Night is presented. The T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds and T.P.Trucks Equipment Sportsman will battle it out for the lucrative championships and top point finishing positions.
Fans will have the opportunity to win pairs of tickets for the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup race, October 6, at Dover International Speedway along with a four pack of “ride all day with coaster” tickets to the popular Knoebel’s Park, America’s largest free admission park which features the #1 Wooden Roller Coaster in the world, the Phoenix, all courtesy of WNPV.
Bound to get more attention for the Friday, September 20th is the fact that the Freedom 38 Sportsman race will be paying $2,000 to win with the top finishing Crate racer earning an extra $100. There is no license required and there is no entry fee. The Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series will also be part of the doubleheader show along with practice for the Modifieds entered in the Saturday Freedom 76.
Lap sponsorships and heat race sponsorships for the September 21st Freedom 76 are available $20 for laps and $200 for a heat race. Check in with Tina Rogers or Tommy Kramer at the track. Telephone Ernie Saxton at 267.934.7286 for complete information. Doug Manmiller Electric and Stoudt Auto Sales have signed up to sponsor qualifying heat races along with BFP Specialties and Bashore Trucking while T.P.Trailers and Truck Equipment are sponsoring ten laps.
And don’t forget that advance tickets are on sale for the 49th Annual Freedom 76 set for September 21. Buy in advance and pay $35 while on race day an adult ticket will run $40.
Enduro fans should get out their calendar and mark down these dates. Enduro and Vintage racing happens at Grandview on Saturday, September 28th, as long as it is not needed as a rain date for the Freedom 76, and again on Sunday, October 20 (a demo derby is included with this one).
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR MODIFIEDS AS OF AUGUST 31, 2019
1. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #66/357H 4608*****
2. Brett Kressley, Orefield, PA #19K 4197**
3. Craig Von Dohren, Oley, PA #1C 4192****
4. Doug Manmiller, Shoemakersville, PA #44M 3872*
5. Rick Laubach, Hellertown, PA #7L 3834*
6. Jared Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19/1H 3763
7. Jeff Strunk, Boyertown, PA #126 3484****
8. Kevin Hirthler, Boyertown, PA #117 3407
9. Frank Cozze, Wind Gap, PA #4 3230
10. Alex Yankowski, Covington Twp., PA #84Y 2983
11. Louden Reimert, Oley, PA #16 2912
12. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17 2866
13. Kenny Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #OG7/14 2406
14. Craig Whitmoyer, Hamburg, PA #99 2328
15. Kyle Weiss, Hamburg, PA #21K 2300
16. Mike Lisowski, Minersville, PA #15 2297
17. Tim Buckwalter, Douglassville, PA #23X 2223
18. Briggs Danner, Allentown, PA #6/78D 2205
19. Dylan Swinehart, Fleetwood, PA #81 1998*
20. Ray Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA#33 1963
21. Ron Kline, Salford, PA #355 1901
22. Danny Erb, Boyertown, PA #44 1890
23. Brett Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #7 1795
24. Ryan Lilick, Collegeville, PA #49 1764
25. Joe Funk, Coopersburg, PA #14RR 1694
26 Clay Butler, Bloomsbury, NJ #4B 1542
27. Jordan Henn, Kutztown, PA #77H 1410
28. Richie Hitzler, Lebanon, PA #22 1389
29. Justin Grim, Orefield, PA #611/61 1377
30. Dan Waisempacher, Springtown, PA #01 1302
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR SPORTSMAN AS OF AUGUST 31, 2019
1. Brad Brightbill, Sinking Springs, PA #19 3707****
2. Brad Grim, Coplay, PA #13 3363
3. Brian Hirthler, Green Lane, PA #4*/117 3351**
4. Kyle Lilick, Collegeville, PA #104 3281*
5. Brad Arnold, Bethel, PA #830 3188*
6. Mark Kemmerer, Green Lane, PA, #F10 3022
7. Jack Butler, Phillipsburg, NJ #5 2952**
8. Kyle Smith, Fleetwood, PA #77 2875
9. Dean Bachman, Emmaus, PA #65 2455
10. Ryan Beltz, Barto, PA #221 2268
11. Jesse Landis Gilbertsville, PA #976 2170
12. Andrew Kreis, Boyertown, PA #6K 2147
13. Mike Mammana, Nazareth, PA #31 2013
14. Kenny Bock, Birdsboro, PA #6 1916
15. Lex Shive, Pennsburg, PA #5K 1902
16. Parker Guldin, Fleetwood, PA #11 1832**
17. Brandon Edgar, Lehighton, PA #57 1676*
18. Nathan Mohr, East Greenville, PA #17M 1522*
19. Nate Brinker, Allentown, PA #14 1488
20. Chris Esposito, Hatfield, PA #31A 1314
21. Derrick Smith, Telford, PA#20 1232*
22. Scott Kohler, Boyertown, PA #12S 1215
23. Sean Weiss, Gilbertsville, PA #24 1171*
24. Josh Adams, Douglassville, PA #44A 1124
25. Tom Miller, Gilbertsville, PA #77T 1068*
* denotes feature win (Feature wins listed are only for those that are
NASCAR point events.)
Finished The Race With A Flat Tire
Posted by: | CommentsWALL STADIUM AUTO RACING ADVANCE FOR SEPT. 7
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Wall Stadium
DATE OF EVENT: Sept. 7, 2019
DATE OF RELEASE: Sept. 2, 2019
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
MODIFIEDS AND TWIN 4 CYLINDER RACES HEADLINE WALL STADIUM THIS SATURDAY (SEPT. 7)
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ The All American Auto Group Modified stock cars and the Surfside collision 4 Cylinder Stocks will take center stage at Wall Stadium this Saturday night (Sept. 7) as they compete in headlining main events.
The Modifieds will race in a 40-lapper while double duty action will be offered for the 4 Cylinder Stocks with Twin 25-lappers. The Center State Engineering Sportsman cars and the Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars will full out the card in 25-lap main events. Grandstand seating will open at 5:00 p.m. and qualifying is set for 5:45 p.m. The evening’s main event action will follow around 7:00 p.m.
On the third mile high-banked paved oval “Retro Night” competition will see former champ and current Modified point leader Steven Reed of Jackson, Andrew Krause of Holmdel, Neptune's Chris Andretta, Kenny Van Wickle of Manasquan, Derek Hopkinson of Toms River and Jackson's Jason Treat, just to name a few, competing in a 40-lap feature race.
The 4 Cylinder Stocks will be led into their twin main events by point leader Neil Rutt III of Edison, Alonzo Morales of Mt. Ephraim, Neptune City's Jeffrey Loesch and Ryan Maher of Neptune, plus many more.
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 for the night’s program starts at 5:45 p.m. and main events will follow at 7:00 p.m.
Wall Stadium presents professional motorsports events on Saturday evenings through October 5. Special events are also featured in the fall including the “Spooky Spectacular” on October 19 and the season ending Turkey Derby on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend.
The 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. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400, while CKMotorsports@aol.com is the track’s email address. More information is available at www.wallspeedwayracing.com.
Former Champs Pauch Jr. & VanHorn Split Twin 20’s at New Egypt Speedway
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New Egypt Speedway
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nesspeedway
Media Contact: Pete MacDonald – 609-758-1900 – nesoffice@comcast.net
Former Champs Pauch Jr. & VanHorn Split Twin 20’s at New Egypt Speedway
(Aug. 31, 2019): 2017 track champion Billy Pauch Jr. of , Frenchtown, NJ won his fifth Vahlco Wheels Modified feature event of the season in the first feature, and 2018 track champ David VanHorn of Harmony, NJ took his fourth win of the season in the nightcap at New Egypt Speedway on Saturday night. For Pauch Jr. it was career win number 26, tying him for 4th on the all-time Modified win list with Keith Hoffman and Frank Cozze. VanHorn’s tenth career victory came in one of the most exciting feature events in track history, as he bested Mike Butler and Brandon Grosso in a torrid three car battle for the win.
In the first event, heat race winner TJ Lilly grabbed the initial lead ahead of PJ Oliver, Rich Rutski and Cale Ross. Lilly looked strong in the early going as Rutski took over the runner-up position. Rutski was persistent and finally wrestled the lead away from Lilly on lap 9, but this was short lived as PJ Oliver roared back to life and raced from 4th to the lead on a restart to lead at the halfway mark. Oliver began to stretch his lead as fifth starting Kevin Vaclavicek raced into second and 13th starting Billy Pauch Jr. was now third. Pauch Jr. wasted no time as he quickly charged into second and reeled in the leader. Lap 13 saw Pauch Jr. grab the lead before the caution flew for a tangle between top five runners Danny Bouc and Vaclavicek. The restart saw Pauch Jr. pull away with ease as he cruised to his third Modified victory this week. Ryan Krachun drove from his 9th starting spot to finish a very solid second, besting David VanHorn, Brandon Grosso and Rutski, who completed the top five. In victory lane, Pauch Jr chose the child holding the inversion number 11, meaning that the top 11 finishers would be inverted for the start of the second Twin 20.
Billy Osmun and Danny Bouc made up the front row for the second feature with Bouc racing out to the lead. Bouc quickly opened up a lead with the rest of the pack virtually on his heels racing 2, 3, and twice 4 wide for the top 12 positions in a wild and crowd pleasing battle. With positions changing radically on each passing lap in the top ten Bouc continued to lead each lap. Finally on lap 9 ground swell behind Bouc caught up to the leader as Mike Butler and three other cars passed him on both sides. Two-time winner Butler now had the lead at the halfway sign, but the pressure was relentless from behind as VanHorn and Brandon Grosso raced side by side on his back bumper. The following lap this duo caught the cushion riding Butler and brought the crowd to their feet as they raced under Butler to make it three-wide for the lead. Unknown to the crowd, they would stay on their feet for the remaining last half of the race, as VanHorn & Grosso would not give each other an inch, racing side by side around the speedway lap after lap, and pulling up under Butler to make it 3-abreast in every corner of the speedway. On lap 16 VanHorn showed that his relentless pounding on the bottom groove was paying off as he finally got the bite he was looking for off turn 2 and nosed ahead into turn three. Just as DVH grabbed the lead he got into a little fluid on the bottom of turn four forcing the car to push up the speedway as if he was diving into the pits directly in front of the leaders. VanHorn made an incredible save on the far outside of the track as Butler shot by with Grosso in tow. VanHorn had not only saved it, but was right on the back bumper of the leader down the frontstretch and tried to swing back under Butler, however Grosso was right there as well with the two making hard contact but immediately recovering and both picking up the chase once again. In one lap it was back to the three-wide battle again and as the white flag flew VanHorn grabbed the lead on the low side of turn 4. The final lap saw Butler and Grosso battling for second as VanHorn went on to capture the exciting 20 lap event. Butler came home second, Grosso third, followed by Billy Pauch Jr. and Cale Ross.
Steve Davis of Jackson, NJ was victorious in the Hammer Sportsman 20 lap feature event. Early race leader and new point leader Jim Housworth came home second. John Criscione, David Burns and last week’s winner Ryan Heim rounded out the top five.
The Larry’s Hot Rods and Harley’s NEWS Sprint cars saw a first time winner in victory lane, as Brian Spencer finally posted his first career win after being so close on so many occasions. Spencer got by race long leader Al Cheney, who was also looking for his first career win in a sprint car, and then held off point leader Rich Mellor for the victory. Cheney settled for third, trailed by Duane Nixon and Heidi Hedin.
Dom “the Bomb” Antonelli won his second straight Mike’s Performance 4-Cylinder 15 lap feature. Defending champ Joe Garey Sr. was second, Jim Avery third, Rob Longo fourth and Robby Dunn fifth.
This coming Saturday, Sept. 7th will be the John Romano Memorial 30 lap event for the Hammer Sportsman sponsored by 48Barriers.com along with G&M Dill Trucking and Amwell Auto Body. They will be joined by the Vahlco Wheels Modifieds, Crate Modifieds, and the Street Stocks. Many lap sponsorships and contingency bonuses including heat race $$ continue to come in for The John Romano Memorial event. Anyone interested in getting involved by sponsoring something for this event please contact Pete McDonald at the track office (609)-758-1900. NES is back on Fall hours this week with Gates opening at 4pm, with warm-ups at 5pm and the first race at 6pm.
New Egypt Speedway Results
Labor Day Double Dip
8/31/2019
Vahlco Wheels MODIFIEDS
1st Feature (20 laps): 1. Billy Pauch Jr. 2. Ryan Krachun 3. David VanHorn 4. Brandon Grosso 5. Rich Rutski 6. TJ Lilly 7. Mike Butler 8. Cale Ross 9. Blaine Bracelin 10. Danny Bouc 11. Billy Osmun 12. Brian Papiez 13. Chris Grbac 14. Kevin Vaclavicek 15. Dakota Kessler 16. John Packenham 17. Bob Rambone 18. PJ Oliver 19. Pat Wall DNS: Davey Sammons
2nd Feature (20 laps): 1. David VanHorn 2. Mike Butler 3. Brandon Grosso 4. Billy Pauch Jr. 5. Cale Ross 6. Rich Rutski 7. Danny Bouc 8. Ryan Krachun 9. Kevin Vaclavicek 10. Billy Osmun 11. Pat Wall 12. John Packenham 13. TJ Lilly 14. Blaine Bracelin 15. Dakota Kessler 16. Bob Rambone 17. PJ Oliver 18. Chris Grbac DNS: Davey Sammons, Brian Papiez
Heat Winners: TJ Lilly, Pat Wall
Hammer SPORTSMAN
Feature (20 laps): 1. Steve Davis 2. Jim Housworth 3. John Criscione 4. David Burns 5. Ryan Heim 6. Jason Kosch 7. Marty Resnick 8. Joseph Brown 9. Jimmy Amato 10. Jim Hawkes 11. Stan Hawk 12. JT Trstensky 13. Bob Lineman Jr. 14. Will Dupree
Heat Winners: Will Dupree, Jason Kosch
Larry’s Hot Rods and Harley’s Northeast Wingless NEWS SPRINTS
Feature (20 laps): 1. Brian Spencer 2. Rich Mellor 3. Al Cheney 4. Duane Nixon 5. Heidi Hedin 6. Larry Drake 7. Eric Degler 8. Chace Leahy 9. Ken Nealis 10. John Brammell 11. Greg Shepsis 12. Brad Schaale
Heat Winner: Larry Drake
Mike’s Performance 4-CYLINDERS
Feature (15 laps): 1. Dominick Antonelli 2. Joe Garey Sr. 3. Jimmy Avery 4. Rob Longo 5. Robby Dunn 6. Joe Garey Jr. 7. Mike Fox 8. Justin Dunn 9. Joe King 10. Jeff Masker 11. Spider Ensinger Jr. 12. John Ciallella 13. Scott Dunn
Daryn Pittman breaks World of Outlaws winless streak at Grays Harbor Raceway
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Contact: Nick Graziano
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Winner Daryn Pittman (DB3 Photo)
LABORING VICTORY: Daryn Pittman wins Labor Day race at Grays Harbor Raceway
With his 84th career victory, Pittman has tied his hero Stevie Smith on the all-time wins list
ELMA, WA – Sept. 2, 2019 – Daryn Pittman has matched his childhood hero.
With a dominating performance Monday night at Grays Harbor Raceway, Pittman earned his 84th career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory – tying his idol Stevie Smith on the all-time wins list.
“That’s pretty cool,” Pittman said. “That’ll take a little while to sink in.”
Smith had two wins at Grays Harbor. Pittman’s victory was his first at the raceway, and his third win of the 2019 season with Roth Motorsports.
It took seven months – since his 83rd win in February – and 30 grueling laps around 3/8-mile raceway to get win number 84.
He put himself in position to get the victory by first winning his Drydene Heat race and then finishing second in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash behind fellow Oklahoma driver Shane Stewart. Like Pittman, Stewart was eager for another win – having not won since June.
Their desperation to hold the checkered flag again manifested in the first three laps. They drag raced past the soaring green flag; their bumpers aligned. Sailing into turn one, Stewart went low, Pittman high. The Killer Instinct Crossbows No. 5 car edged Pittman by half a car into the corner and on exit.
Carrying more momentum off turn two, Pittman crept his way alongside Stewart down the backstretch. Before entering turn three the two almost made contact forcing Pittman to halt his run. The lead was now in Stewart's control.
Pittman had let too many victories slip through his fingers. He wasn’t going to let another opportunity drive away. He powered back to the outside of Stewart in turn one and kept alongside him down the backstretch.
Knowing Pittman was there, Stewart launched his car to the bottom of the track in turn three. Pittman stayed high, allowing himself to build momentum around the top and dive underneath Stewart on the exit of the turn. They again drag raced side by side down the front stretch. When turn one approached, Pittman stayed in the throttle, darting past Stewart for the lead on Lap 3.
The Roth Enterprises No. 83 car then began to pull away. However, a few laps later Pittman slid out of the racing groove into loose dirt in turn two, sending his car sideways. Dancing with the throttle and steering wheel, he worked his way out of the mistake. But Stewart was now back within striking distance.
On Lap 11 Stewart was side by side with Pittman due to a caution for a slowing Jason Sides. When the race restarted, Pittman accelerated back in front of the field. Stewart was no longer behind him, though. An aggressive Carson Macedo snuck his way by Jacob Allen and Stewart on the restart to move into second.
The rookie wasn't able to keep pace with the determined veteran. Pittman pulled away to a comfortable lead. On Lap 19 he was again forced to give it up. Stewart came to a stop in turn four due to power steering issues and brought out the caution.
On the restart, Macedo gave Pittman a scare. The California-native stayed with him down the front stretch and held onto his bumper down the backstretch before diving underneath the No. 83 car into turn three. The high side continued to favor Pittman, though. He used the available grip to launch ahead of Macedo and maintain his throne as the leader.
“I gave away a chance at winning forty grand at Jackson (Motorplex) by choosing the outside, and trust me that’s haunted me for a while and the next race I’m going to lose by choosing the inside, and I told myself that,” Pittman said. “Won the first restart against Shane and never saw him and Carson scared the crap out of me there on the last one.”
With Pittman pulling away to more than a second lead, Macedo had to turn his attention to fending off 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz. The reigning champion worked his way around Macedo for second on Lap 23, but the Kyle Larson Racing driver was ready for a brawl to the finish.
Macedo powered through the ruts in the track to keep pace with Schatz and capitalized on the North Dakota driver’s slip up with three laps to go to move back into second. With an 11th championship on the line and the season quickly coming to an end, Schatz is not willing to give up points. He stalked Macedo in the closing laps and snuck his way by him on the final lap to finish in the runner-up spot for the second night in-a-row.
“That’s the way it goes,” Schatz said. “We had to race our way there. At one point we were back in fifth or sixth. To get back up there is good. Consistency wins races. We’ll keep plugging away.”
Macedo admitted he made a mistake by staying up high in the closing laps, allowing Schatz to get back by him. However, he is happy with a podium finish in his first appearance at Grays Harbor Raceway.
Mistakes have haunted Pittman since February when he lost the lead on the final lap at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas. After winning the two season opening races at Volusia Speedway Park, he expected more wins to follow soon after. Many strong runs did, including his first podium finish at the Knoxville Nationals. But no wins.
That changed in August. The weight of not winning was first lifted off his shoulders when he won a non-World of Outlaws $20,000-to-win race at Southern Iowa Speedway. He carried that momentum throughout the month and into September to finally get his 84th career World of Outlaws win.
“Winning the front row challenge (in Iowa) was big for us as a team, just that we could win and it paid good,” Pittman said. “Then to back it up here pretty shortly with an Outlaw win. I feel like we’ve been a top-five, top-three car every night since we left Knoxville. I think momentum is on our side and I don’t think we’re the best team by any means on the road right now, but I think we’re a top three-four contender and if we can do that hopefully wins will follow.”
His next win will mark another crowning achievement. Surpassing his childhood hero's record.
UP NEXT:
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series on Wednesday, Sept. 4, will be at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore.
As always, if you can’t make it to the race, you can watch all of the action LIVE on www.DIRTVision.com.
Race Results: 9/2/19 – Grays Harbor Raceway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (30 Laps) – 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [2][$8,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [4][$4,000]; 3. 2-Carson Macedo [5][$2,500]; 4. 41-David Gravel [3][$2,200]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [9][$2,100]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7][$2,000]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [11][$1,800]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [6][$1,600]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [13][$1,500]; 10. 18S-Jason Solwold [8][$1,300]; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart [15][$1,200]; 12. 7S-Tim Kaeding [10][$1,100]; 13. 19-Brent Marks [16][$1,000]; 14. 44W-Austen Wheatley [12][$700]; 15. 53-Jessie Attard [14][$600]; 16. 5-Shane Stewart [1][$600]; 17. 7-Jason Sides [17][$600];
Lap Leaders: Shane Stewart 1-2, Daryn Pittman 3-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[+4]
Qualifying – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.809; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman, 11.835; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.862; 4. 41-David Gravel, 11.871; 5. 18S-Jason Solwold, 11.88; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.912; 7. 5-Shane Stewart, 11.965; 8. 2-Carson Macedo, 11.978; 9. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12; 10. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.94; 11. 7S-Tim Kaeding, 12.01; 12. 19-Brent Marks, 12.045; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.075; 14. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.174; 15. 53-Jessie Attard, 12.241; 16. 7-Jason Sides, 12.267; 17. 44W-Austen Wheatley, 12.386
DRYDENE Heat #1 (8 Laps) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 2. 5-Shane Stewart [4]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 4. 18S-Jason Solwold [3]; 5. 7S-Tim Kaeding [6]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7]; 7. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5]; 8. 44W-Austen Wheatley [9]; 9. 53-Jessie Attard [8]
DRYDENE Heat #2 (8 Laps) – 1. 83-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 41-David Gravel [2]; 3. 2-Carson Macedo [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [5]; 8. 7-Jason Sides [8]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 5-Shane Stewart [3]; 2. 83-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 41-David Gravel [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 5. 2-Carson Macedo [5]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [6]
Qualifier (8 Laps) – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [2][-]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [1][-]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4][-]; 4. 18S-Jason Solwold [3][-]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [9][-]; 6. 7S-Tim Kaeding [5][-]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [6][]; 8. 44W-Austen Wheatley [11][]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [10][]; 10. 53-Jessie Attard [13][]; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7][]; 12. 19-Brent Marks [8][]; 13. 7-Jason Sides [12]
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1
Winner Cap Henry (Rick Rarer Photo)
Contact: Tyler Altmeyer
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1
(724) 954-4915, pr@tonystewart.com
Cap Henry holds off Aaron Reutzel during Rick Susong Memorial for first-ever All Star victory
ORRVILLE, Ohio (September 2, 2019) - Nearly sweeping the entire evening program, Republic, Ohio’s Cap Henry left Wayne County Speedway on Monday evening $5,000 richer, finally etching his name in sprint car racing history as an Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 main event winner. The driver of the Lane Racing/Beer Barrel Bourbon No. 4 accomplished his feat in exciting fashion, utilizing his pole position to lead all 30, non-stop circuits around Wayne County Speedway, all while holding off defending All Star Circuit of Champions title holder, Aaron Reutzel.
Impressive enough, Henry’s campaign at the front of the field was engulfed in slower traffic for much of the 30-lap distance. On top of that, the former All Star Circuit of Champions Rookie of the Year was forced to manhandle an ultra-fast, but tricky and choppy surface, nearly costing Henry his victory when steering issues became a factor in the final corner. In fact, Henry’s margin of victory over Reutzel was a mere 0.024 seconds.
Buddy Kofoid chased Reutzel and Henry to the final checkers, followed by Cory Eliason and Dean Jacobs.
“Man, this is awesome,” Cap Henry said in victory lane, who not only won the Rick Susong Memorial main event, but he also earned the fastest time during qualifying time trials, as well as victory during his respective dash. “I feel like we’ve been trying to do this for like ten years. I can’t thank the guys from Lane Racing enough. They work extremely hard and actually had to rebuild this car two weeks in a row after I crashed it. They are great to work for; a great team.”
Starting from the pole position, Henry set the pace early, instantly jumping out to a commanding lead over Aaron Reutzel, Greg Wilson and Buddy Kofoid. Lapped traffic entered the picture early with Henry reaching the back of the field with only six laps knocked off the scoreboard. Solidly in second at the time, Henry’s momentum downshift in traffic allowed Reutzel to close the gap, actually making a bid for the top spot on lap nine. The slider through turns one and two failed allowing Henry to escape into the distance.
By lap 15, Reutzel was pressuring Henry for the lead yet again, utilizing periods of even heavier traffic to chase down the former All Star full-timer. Despite running up on the leader, Henry seemed to find another gear, once again separating himself from the Clute, Texas-native in traffic.
Ten laps later, Reutzel was all over Henry one more time, this time battling nearly nose-to-tail as the lead pair diced through slower cars.
In the meantime, it was apparent that the rut that had formed between turns three and four was giving Henry some trouble. Lap after lap, Henry would hit the rut and find himself nearly losing his balance. Although Henry was able to power his way out of the near-mess, the final lap nearly proved otherwise.
As Henry drove into turn three for the final time, the rut at the bottom of the speedway struck again sending the familiar No. 4 up the track. Henry’s mishap was an opportunity for Reutzel, ultimately opening the bottom groove. In a desperate attempt to maintain the lead, Henry rocketed back down the track and drag raced Reutzel to the finish, actually making contact just before the flagstand. Suffice it to say, Henry came out victorious, finally kicking the All Star monkey off his back.
“When I hit that rut on the white flag lap, I messed the steering up. I felt bad about running Aaron (Reutzel) almost to the infield, but we wanted an All Star win and I wasn’t going to lift,” Cap Henry continued. “I kept trying to crash through that hole the entire race. That last lap, it about got me. I definitely panicked there.”
“He was able to maintain a nice pace the entire race,” Aaron Reutzel said of Cap Henry. “Lapped traffic wasn’t too bad for me, but there were a few cars that were trying to make it hard for us. I was just trying not to crash, honestly.”
Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions will continue their final month of competition with another round in Pennsylvania Posse Country, this time joining the best local competitors in the business for three straight nights on Thursday through Saturday, September 5-7. Action will commence on Thursday evening, September 5, at the Bedford Fairgrounds Speedway in Bedford, Pennsylvania. The traveling All Stars were scheduled to appear at Bedford earlier in the season but Mother Nature had other plans.
The three-day weekend will conclude with the highest paying event on the 2019 All Star Circuit of Champions schedule: the 52nd Annual Tuscarora 50 at Port Royal Speedway in Port Royal, Pennsylvania. The Central Pennsylvania showstopper will kick-off, officially, on Friday, September 6, with the Night Before The 50 program awarding a $5,000 top prize. The 52nd running of the Tuscarora 50 will follow on Saturday, September 7, awarding a $52,000 top prize.
Contingency Awards/Results:
Wayne County Speedway - September 2, 2019:
Event: Pete Jacobs Memorial/Rick Susong Memorial
Entries: 36
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Cap Henry - 15.116 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Cap Henry - 14.742
Ford Performance Heat #1: Chad Kemenah
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Buddy Kofoid
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Dean Jacobs
Mobil 1 Heat #4: Justin Peck
JE Pistons Dash #1: Cap Henry
Fatheadz Eyewear Dash #2: Greg Wilson
Classic Ink USA Screenprinting B-Main Winner: Brock Zearfoss
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Cap Henry
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Brock Zearfoss (+11)
Cometic Gasket Most A-Main Laps Led: Cap Henry (1-30)
Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Brandon Matus
(Lincoln Electric, MSD Performance, Fatheadz Eyewear, Rayce Rudeen Foundation, Cometic Gasket: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. W20-Greg Wilson, 15.378; 2. 45-Trevor Baker, 15.408; 3. K4-Chad Kemenah, 15.567; 4. 70M-Henry Malcuit, 15.659; 5. O7-Gerard McIntyre, 15.845; 6. 40-George Hobaugh, 16.448; 7. 33-Brent Matus, 17.099; 8. 97-Max Stambaugh, 47.540; 9. 17V-William Aumend Jr., ---
Group (B)
1. 13-Paul McMahan, 15.293; 2. 26-Cory Eliason, 15.315; 3. 11N-Buddy Kofoid, 15.330; 4. 8-Cole Duncan, 15.634; 5. 18J-RJ Jacobs, 15.730; 6. G1-Tim Shaffer, 15.750; 7. 5H-Jordan Harble, 16.008; 8. 16M-Danny Mumaw, 16.309; 9. 7DK-Dylan Kingan, 16.734
Group (C)
1. 4-Cap Henry, 14.742; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 15.138; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs, 15.382; 4. 9-Dean Jacobs, 15.439; 5. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 15.460; 6. 15-Mitch Harble, 16.054; 7. O66-Trey Jacobs, 16.126; 8. 9X-Ricky Peterson, 16.133; 9. 23-Carson Short, 16.325
Group (D)
1. 11-Dale Blaney, 15.238; 2. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 15.334; 3. 70-Brock Zearfoss, 15.335; 4. 70X-Justin Peck, 15.454; 5. 57X-Andrew Palker, 15.548; 6. 99-Skylar Gee, 15.695; 7. 38k-Jordan Ryan, 15.953; 8. 13M-Brandon Matus, 16.182; 9. O8-Dan Kuriger, 16.241
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. K4-Chad Kemenah [2]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [4]; 3. 45-Trevor Baker [3]; 4. 97-Max Stambaugh [8]; 5. O7-Gerard McIntyre [5]; 6. 40-George Hobaugh [6]; 7. 70M-Henry Malcuit [1]; 8. 17V-William Aumend Jr. [9]; 9. 33-Brent Matus [7]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 11N-Buddy Kofoid [2]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 3. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 4. G1-Tim Shaffer [6]; 5. 16M-Danny Mumaw [8]; 6. 8-Cole Duncan [1]; 7. 18J-RJ Jacobs [5]; 8. 5H-Jordan Harble [7]; 9. 7DK-Dylan Kingan [9]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 9-Dean Jacobs [1]; 2. 81-Lee Jacobs [2]; 3. 4-Cap Henry [4]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 5. 3-Jac Haudenschild [5]; 6. 23-Carson Short [9]; 7. O66-Trey Jacobs [7]; 8. 9X-Ricky Peterson [8]; 9. 15-Mitch Harble [6]
Heat #4 - Group (D) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 70X-Justin Peck [1]; 2. 11-Dale Blaney [4]; 3. 57X-Andrew Palker [5]; 4. 38K-Jordan Ryan [7]; 5. O8-Dan Kuriger [9]; 6. 13M-Brandon Matus [8]; 7. 70-Brock Zearfoss [2]; 8. 99-Skylar Gee [6]; 9. 22-Brandon Spithaler [3]
Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 4-Cap Henry [1]; 2. 11N-Buddy Kofoid [5]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [3]; 4. K4-Chad Kemenah [2]; 5. 9-Dean Jacobs [4]
Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. W20-Greg Wilson [2]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 3. 70X-Justin Peck [3]; 4. 11-Dale Blaney [4]; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs [5]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 70-Brock Zearfoss [2]; 2. 22-Brandon Spithaler [1]; 3. 8-Cole Duncan [3]; 4. 23-Carson Short [5]; 5. 13M-Brandon Matus [4]; 6. 9X-Ricky Peterson [12]; 7. 99-Skylar Gee [10]; 8. 40-George Hobaugh [6]; 9. 15-Mitch Harble [14]; 10. 5H-Jordan Harble [11]; 11. 18J-RJ Jacobs [8]; 12. 70M-Henry Malcuit [7]; 13. 17V-William Aumend Jr. [13]; 14. 7DK-Dylan Kingan [15]; 15. O66-Trey Jacobs [9]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 4-Cap Henry [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. 11N-Buddy Kofoid [3]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [5]; 5. 9-Dean Jacobs [9]; 6. 70X-Justin Peck [6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [2]; 8. 11-Dale Blaney [8]; 9. 70-Brock Zearfoss [20]; 10. 13-Paul McMahan [11]; 11. K4-Chad Kemenah [7]; 12. G1-Tim Shaffer [13]; 13. 3-Jac Haudenschild [16]; 14. 38K-Jordan Ryan [14]; 15. 97-Max Stambaugh [15]; 16. O7-Gerard McIntyre [17]; 17. 22-Brandon Spithaler [21]; 18. 23-Carson Short [23]; 19. 8-Cole Duncan [22]; 20. 45-Trevor Baker [12]; 21. 16M-Danny Mumaw [19]; 22. 99-Skylar Gee [24]; 23. 81-Lee Jacobs [10]; 24. O8-Dan Kuriger [18]; 25. 57X-Andrew Palker [25]
Lap Leaders: Cap Henry (1-30)
2019 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (After 9/2/2019):
1. Dale Blaney - 4302
2. Aaron Reutzel - 4278
3. Cory Eliason - 4212
4. Paul McMahan - 4152
5. Brock Zearfoss - 4078
6. Greg Wilson - 3994
7. Gerard McIntyre - 3856
8. Skylar Gee - 3752
9. George Hobaugh - 3242
10. Justin Peck - 2706
2019 All Star Circuit of Champions Winners:
Bubba Raceway Park, Fla. (1/31/2019): Tim Shaffer
Bubba Raceway Park, Fla. (2/1/2019): Tim Shaffer (2)
Bubba Raceway Park, Fla. (2/2/2019): Tony Stewart
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/6/2019): Shane Stewart
Volusia Speedway Park, Fla. (2/7/2019): Brad Sweet
Virginia Motor Speedway, Va. (4/11/2019): Cory Eliason
Port Royal Speedway, Pa. (4/13/2019): Lance Dewease
Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (5/24/2019): Aaron Reutzel
Fremont Speedway, Ohio (5/26/2019): Aaron Reutzel (2)
Outlaw Speedway, N.Y. (6/7/2019): Brock Zearfoss
Stateline Speedway, N.Y. (6/8/2019): Dale Blaney
Weedsport Speedway, N.Y. (6/9/2019): Danny Dietrich
Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (6/14/2019): Kyle Larson
Muskingum County Speedway, Ohio (6/16/2019): Dale Blaney (2)
Wayne County Speedway, Ohio (6/19/2019): Aaron Reutzel (3)
Wayne County Speedway, Ohio (6/22/2019): Buddy Kofoid
Dirt Oval at Route 66, Ill. (6/29/2019): Aaron Reutzel (4)
Lernerville Speedway, Pa. (7/5/2019): Aaron Reutzel (5)
Sharon Speedway, Ohio (7/6/2019): Dale Blaney (3)
Utica-Rome Speedway, N.Y. (7/12/2019): Aaron Reutzel (6)
Orange County Fair Speedway N.Y. (7/13/2019): Danny Dietrich (2)
Lebanon Valley Speedway N.Y. (7/14/2019): Brock Zearfoss (2)
Plymouth Dirt Track, Wis. (7/25/2019): James McFadden
Jackson Motorplex, Minn. (7/26/2019): James McFadden (2)
Knoxville Raceway, Iowa (7/27/2019): Gio Scelzi
34 Raceway, Iowa (7/28/2019): Tony Stewart (2)
I-96 Speedway, Mich (8/16/2019): Cory Eliason (2)
Plymouth Speedway, Ind. (8/17/2019): Aaron Reutzel (7)
Grandview Speedway, Pa. (8/22/2019): Aaron Reutzel (8)
Williams Grove Speedway, Pa. (8/23/2019): Aaron Reutzel (9)
Williams Grove Speedway, Pa. (8/23/2019): Lance Dewease (2)
Lincoln Speedway, Pa. (8/24/2019): Skylar Gee
BAPS Motor Speedway, Pa. (8/25/2019): Gerard McIntyre
Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (8/30/2019): Aaron Reutzel (10)
Attica Raceway Park, Ohio (8/31/2019): Brock Zearfoss (3)
Wayne County Speedway, Ohio (9/2/2019): Cap Henry
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