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RIDING THE LIGHTNING: Gravel strikes again with win at Big Sky
David Gravel picks up his seventh win of the season, first Big Sky Speedway win
BILLINGS, MT – Aug. 24, 2019 – After winning the Knoxville Nationals two weeks ago David Gravel still wanted more.
He wanted to keep the momentum going. Keep winning.
Two podium finishes later, Gravel found himself back in World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series Victory Lane at Big Sky Speedway Saturday night – his first win at the Montana track and seventh win of the season.
“It’s been an awesome year,” Gravel said. “To win the Knoxville Nationals and be strong with a second and third and win here since then, it’s been great.”
The Watertown, Conn.-native faced several challenges en route to his 46th career World of Outlaws victory. One uncontrollable and the others not much more forgiving.
With potential weather approaching the Billings, Mont. area, Features were swapped, cutting teams’ time to prepared by about 20 minutes.
Gravel had the privilege of starting second for the 35-lap Feature – a position he familiarized himself with all night. He finished second in his Drydene Heat race and then second in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash.
Logan Schuchart, who finished second to Gravel at the Knoxville Nationals, bested him in the Dash and then bested him on the start of the Feature. Schuchart took command on the initial start, jumping to the lead and pulling away from Gravel.
The Shark Racing driver caught lap traffic by Lap six, but was still able to maintain more than a second lead over Gravel. Both drivers rode the high side of the 3/8-mile track for the majority of the race. But near the halfway point, while Schuchart continued to run high, Gravel transitioned to the bottom.
With 18 laps to, Gravel eliminated Schuchart’s 1.6 second lead and snuck underneath the Drydene No. 1s. The two stayed side by side, wheel to wheel, for the next two laps. Their bumpers traded the lead turn after turn. However, the bottom eventually prevailed.
The Mesilla Valley Transportation No. 41 edged ahead of Schuchart with 16 laps to go.
“Top was kind of dominate all night,” Gravel said. “It was better to be running second there. I found the bottom and took the chance to go down there and it felt really good. I poked my nose on him (Schuchart) one time and luckily I got by him before he knew I was running the bottom.”
Schuchart said he knew Gravel was sneaking underneath him, but thought moving to the bottom would have hurt him rather than helped.
“I felt my car dying down, kind of quit working,” Schuchart said. “I knew he was on the bottom, but it was hard to turn and get back down to the bottom of the racetrack. I felt like if I did try to block him or take his line away I was going to lose more than I was going to gain.”
Ten-time Series champion Donny Schatz followed Gravel’s line, shooting underneath Schuchart to take second on Lap 19. However, lapped traffic hindered Schatz’s charge and allowed Schuchart to power back around him to reclaim the runner-up spot the next lap.
Schatz and Schuchart then dueled as if they were fighting for the win in the remaining 15 laps. Lapped cars continued to bother Schatz, though. Every time he tried to dive underneath Schuchart, a lapped car blocked his exit off the corner.
Gravel faced his own battle with the lapped cars, having to navigate large packs of slower cars at a time. They didn’t slow him down, though. With three laps to go, Gravel had a 4.6 second lead over Schuchart.
Then, in the time it took for a quick flash of lightning far in the distance, Gravel’s lead was gone. A caution came out for a car spun in turn two.
The battle for the lead was going to come down to a brawl between Gravel, Schuchart and Schatz.
When the green flag flew for the final time Gravel showed just how strong he really was on the bottom. Gravel and Schuchart went low into the first turn, but Gravel made better use of the line, pulling away from Schuchart and the rest of the field by several car lengths.
Gravel cruised to the win, adding another floor to the tower of momentum he is building with his Jason Johnson Racing team.
“We were working all night on this car, struggling to find a balance and with the weather and getting this [Feature] done before the Street Stock [Feature] we were thrashing,” Gravel said. “These guys gave me a great race car. Just have to thank them for putting me in contention.”
Schuchart held on to finish second – his seventh runner-up finish since his last win in June – over third-place Schatz.
“Sometimes used tires aren’t bad. Tonight, we put a used one on that was already cut up and I think it just quit working in the middle of the race,” Schuchart said. “It’s really chunked up, ripped apart compared to Dave’s and Donny’s.”
Gravel’s win has inched him closer into the championship points battle. He is now 76 points behind second-place Brad Sweet and 106 points behind Schatz.
To make it a three-way battle for the title, Gravel knows he has to keep his momentum going. Wins help, too.
“Hopefully we’ll keep this up and keep the pressure on the front two guys,” Gravel said.
UP NEXT:
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series on Friday, Aug. 30, and Saturday, Aug. 31. will venture to Skagit Speedway in Burlington, Wash. For tickets, call (360) 724-3567.
As always, if you can’t make it to the race in person, you can watch all of the action LIVE on www.DIRTVision.com.
Race Results: 8/24/19 – Big Sky Speedway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [2][$10,000]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1][$5,500]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [4][$3,200]; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3][$2,800]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [8][$2,500]; 6. 83-Daryn Pittman [10][$2,300]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [6][$2,200]; 8. 5-Shane Stewart [9][$2,100]; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser [13][$2,050]; 10. 2-Carson Macedo [5][$2,000]; 11. 7S-Jason Sides [11][$1,500]; 12. 19-Brent Marks [12][$1,200]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$1,100]; 14. 37-Trever Kirkland [14][$1,050]; 15. 2JR-Kelly Miller [15][$1,000]; 16. 11-Mindy McCune [17][$900]; 17. 77-Damon McCune [16][$800]; 18. 88-Travis Reber [19][$800]; 19. 20-Mitchell Burns [18][$800]; 20. 29-Jay Burns [20][$800]; 21. 2X-Mike Manwill [21][$800];
Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-19, David Gravel 20-35;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 83-Daryn Pittman[+4]
Qualifying – 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.006; 2. 18-Ian Madsen, 12.01; 3. 2-Carson Macedo, 12.027; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.055; 5. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.098; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.105; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.11; 8. 41-David Gravel, 12.172; 9. 5-Shane Stewart, 12.195; 10. 83-Daryn Pittman, 12.208; 11. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.302; 12. 19-Brent Marks, 12.396; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.564; 14. 37-Trever Kirkland, 13.119; 15. 2JR-Kelly Miller, 13.261; 16. 88-Travis Reber, 13.407; 17. 11-Mindy McCune, 13.449; 18. 20-Mitchell Burns, 13.725; 19. 77-Damon McCune, 13.841; 20. 29-Jay Burns, 13.632; 21. 2X-Mike Manwill, 14.074
DRYDENE Heat #1 (8 Laps) – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 4. 83-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 6. 77-Damon McCune [7]; 7. 88-Travis Reber [6]
DRYDENE Heat #2 (8 Laps) – 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 41-David Gravel [3]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 5. 37-Trever Kirkland [5]; 6. 11-Mindy McCune [6]; 7. 29-Jay Burns [7]
DRYDENE Heat #3 (8 Laps) – 1. 2-Carson Macedo [1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 3. 5-Shane Stewart [3]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [4]; 5. 2JR-Kelly Miller [5]; 6. 20-Mitchell Burns [6]; 7. 2X-Mike Manwill [7]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 41-David Gravel [2]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 5. 2-Carson Macedo [5]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [6]
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1
Winner Skylar Gee (Rick Rarer Photo)
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Skylar Gee dominates Lincoln Speedway for first-ever All Star victory; Series up 3-1 over Posse with one event remaining
ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. (August 24, 2019) - Earning a first-ever Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory is certainly special, but to attain that feat in the heart of Pennsylvania Posse Country is on an entirely different level, especially with MAVTV Motorsports Network cameras on the prowl.
Leduc, Alberta, Canada’s Skylar Gee reached that level on Saturday night in the Pigeon Hills, eventually dominating All Star Circuit of Champions feature competition at the ‘Fabulous’ Lincoln Speedway by leading all 30 circuits, doing so from the pole position.
Not only did Gee lead every lap, but the All Star Rookie of the Year contender did it in incredible fashion, ultimately crossing under the final checkers by a margin of victory surpassing two seconds. Impressive enough, Gee’s lead reached nearly three seconds by the midpoint of the program, but a caution on lap 17 knocked his wicked pace back to idle.
Six-time All Star champion and all-time Series win leader, Dale Blaney, chased Gee to the finish, followed by Ryan Smith, Adam Wilt and Jeff Halligan.
“Hats off to my team. They gave me one hell of a race car tonight,” said Skylar Gee in victory lane, who nearly swept the program by setting fast time, winning the dash, and finally, winning the $5,000 main event. “This was a fun race track. I can’t wait to come back here.”
With six cautions, including an unforeseen fuel stop on lap four, cutting-up the 30-lapper, the only real challenges for Gee were the multiple restarts. In fact, the third generation ace was forced to survive two complete restarts before getting underway, officially.
A tap against the turn four, outside retaining wall gave Gee a stir on lap 22, ultimately trimming his near-three second command over Blaney to a single second. Despite the fact, Blaney was unable to capitalize. Even when a lapped car blocked Gee’s preferred top lane in the final corner, nobody was present to potentially overtake. The ASCS graduate did not falter, however, and simply dived through the corner to set-up a straight shot at the flagstand.
“I’m looking at the board and I’m seeing Dale Blaney and the 72 [Ryan Smith] and I think ‘I better get going here,’” Gee continued, pilot of the Moto Gator/Raw Machinery/Carlan Services/No. 99 sprint car. “I just kept trying to change it up and plan my starts right; I think I did a pretty good job of that. It really hasn’t sunk in yet. I really don’t know what to say.”
Fans should note they can relive the action from Lincoln Speedway via MAVTV Motorsports Network on Sunday, October 27.
Justin Snyder’s Salute to the Troops event at BAPS Motor Speedway will conclude the All Star weekend road trip on Sunday evening, August 25. Like the events at Grandview Speedway and Lincoln Speedway, the Sunday night showstopper will award a $5,000 payday.
BAPS Motor Speedway near York Haven, Pennsylvania, will open pit gates at 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 25. A mandatory All Star Circuit of Champions drivers meeting will be conducted at 5:45 p.m., followed by hot laps at 6:15 p.m., sharp. Those seeking additional information should visit BAPS Motor Speedway live on the Web at www.bapsmotorspeedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results:
Lincoln Speedway - August 24, 2019:
Entries: 30
C&R Racing All Star Warm-Ups: Cory Eliason - 13.365 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Skylar Gee - 13.258 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Ryan Smith
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Jeff Halligan
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Dale Blaney
JE Pistons presented by Fatheadz Eyewear Dash: Skylar Gee
Classic Ink USA Screenprinting B-Main Winner: Brandon Rahmer
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet A-Main Winner: Skylar Gee
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Alan Krimes (+12)
Cometic Gasket Most A-Main Laps Led: Skylar Gee
Rayce Rudeen Foundation First Non-Transfer: Tim Wagaman
(Lincoln Electric, MSD Performance, Fatheadz Eyewear, Rayce Rudeen Foundation, Cometic Gasket: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 99-Skylar Gee, 13.258; 2. 1X-Chad Trout, 13.381; 3. 72-Ryan Smith, 13.395; 4. 16-Matt Campbell, 13.469; 5. 70-Brock Zearfoss, 13.522; 6. 69-Tim Glatfelter, 13.528; 7. 59-Jim Siegel, 13.569; 8. 75-Chase Dietz, 13.617; 9. 48-Danny Dietrich, 13.709; 10. 40-George Hobaugh, 14.019
Group (B)
1. 88-Brandon Rahmer, 13.514; 2. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.517; 3. 15-Adam Wilt, 13.530; 4. 58-Jeff Halligan, 13.582; 5. 70X-Justin Peck, 13.610; 6. 13-Paul McMahan, 13.673; 7. 87K-Alan Krimes, 13.744; 8. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe, 13.770; 9. 99M-Kyle Moody, 13.786; 10. 7-Trey Hivner, 14.130
Group (C)
1. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.543; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.561; 3. 26-Cory Eliason, 13.571; 4. 11-Dale Blaney, 13.584; 5. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 13.587; 6. O7-Gerard McIntyre, 13.649; 7. 39-Cory Haas, 13.737; 8. 8-Billy Dietrich, 13.755; 9. 1s-Tim Wagaman, 13.846; 10. 73B-Brett Michalski, 14.215
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 72-Ryan Smith [2]; 2. 16-Matt Campbell [1]; 3. 1X-Chad Trout [3]; 4. 70-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee [4]; 6. 75-Chase Dietz [8]; 7. 59-Jim Siegel [7]; 8. 48-Danny Dietrich [9]; 9. 69-Tim Glatfelter [6]; 10. 40-George Hobaugh [10]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 58-Jeff Halligan [1]; 2. 15-Adam Wilt [2]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [3]; 4. 13-Paul McMahan [6]; 5. 70X-Justin Peck [5]; 6. 87K-Alan Krimes [7]; 7. 88-Brandon Rahmer [4]; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody [9]; 9. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe [8]; 10. 7-Trey Hivner [10]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 11-Dale Blaney [1]; 2. 26-Cory Eliason [2]; 3. 21-Brian Montieth [4]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 5. 39-Cory Haas [7]; 6. 51-Freddie Rahmer [5]; 7. 1S-Tim Wagaman [9]; 8. 8-Billy Dietrich [8]; 9. 73B-Brett Michalski [10]; 10. O7-Gerard McIntyre [6]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 99-Skylar Gee [1]; 2. 16-Matt Campbell [3]; 3. 11-Dale Blaney [2]; 4. 72-Ryan Smith [4]; 5. 58-Jeff Halligan [6]; 6. 26-Cory Eliason [8]; 7. 1X-Chad Trout [7]; 8. 15-Adam Wilt [5]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer
1. 88-Brandon Rahmer [1]; 2. 59-Jim Siegel [3]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [5]; 4. 69-Tim Glatfelter [2]; 5. 8-Billy Dietrich [6]; 6. O7-Gerard McIntyre [10]; 7. 1S-Tim Wagaman [4]; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody [7]; 9. 73B-Brett Michalski [9]; 10. 7-Trey Hivner [12]; 11. 40-George Hobaugh [11]; 12. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe [8]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 99-Skylar Gee [1]; 2. 11-Dale Blaney [3]; 3. 72-Ryan Smith [4]; 4. 15-Adam Wilt [8]; 5. 58-Jeff Halligan [5]; 6. 87K-Alan Krimes [18]; 7. 16-Matt Campbell [2]; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel [12]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [9]; 10. 51-Freddie Rahmer [16]; 11. 70X-Justin Peck [14]; 12. 13-Paul McMahan [13]; 13. 59-Jim Siegel [19]; 14. 1X-Chad Trout [7]; 15. O7-Gerard McIntyre [24]; 16. 21-Brian Montieth [10]; 17. 70-Brock Zearfoss [11]; 18. 26-Cory Eliason [6]; 19. 73B-Brett Michalski [26]; 20. 39-Cory Haas [15]; 21. 88-Brandon Rahmer [21]; 22. 75-Chase Dietz [17]; 23. 48-Danny Dietrich [20]; 24. 69-Tim Glatfelter [22]; 25. 99M-Kyle Moody [25]; 26. 8-Billy Dietrich [23]
Lap Leaders: Skylar Gee (1-30)
2019 All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings (After 8/24/2019):
1. Aaron Reutzel -3760
2. Dale Blaney - 3752
3. Cory Eliason - 3658
4. Paul McMahan - 3622
5. Brock Zearfoss - 3512
6. Greg Wilson - 3468
7. Gerard McIntyre - 3352
8. Skylar Gee - 3304
9. George Hobaugh - 2858
10. Justin Peck - 2194
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
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Courtney the King of Smackdown VIII at Kokomo
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Tyler Courtney (Indianapolis, Ind.) became a two-time Sprint Car Smackdown winner Saturday night at Kokomo Speedway.
(Gene Crucean Photo)
COURTNEY THE KING OF SMACKDOWN VIII AT KOKOMO
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Kokomo, Indiana (August 24, 2019).........After positioning himself as King of the Hill earlier in the evening to earn a starting spot on the pole position for the feature, Tyler Courtney emerged as king of the mountaintop with his Smackdown VIII victory Saturday night, leading all 40 laps to join three-time winner Dave Darland in becoming the second multi-time victor of the event at Kokomo Speedway.
The win was Courtney's series-leading sixth USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature win of the season. Yet, it came with its share of peaks and valleys throughout the weekend after Courtney and the Clauson/Marshall/Newman Racing crew endured a nasty qualifying flip in Friday's program that damaged the frame. The team weathered the storm with a fourth place finish that evening but were hopeful for so much more in Saturday's $11,000-to-win finale.
"The crew was welding on it this morning," Courtney recalled. "These guys haven't stopped since they brought the car back in from qualifying (on Friday). We had a moment in hot laps today and were scrambling for a bit. We kind of thought that maybe we were doing something wrong. We got it going pretty good there in the King of the Hill and put ourselves in the cat bird seat to where we could run our own race in the feature."
It was the Indianapolis, Indiana native's 23rd career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car triumph, tying him for 23rd all-time alongside A.J. Foyt and Roger McCluskey to go along with his fourth career win during "Smackdown" and second overall during the main event on the final night. While the previous triumph in 2017 was certainly sweet in so many ways for it being his first, to Courtney, Saturday's night's score had a little extra kick to its sweetness after how the team persevered following trying circumstances.
"I think this one's even more special just because of what we've had to overcome," Courtney explained. "But we don't let it get us down. It seems like when we get down, we come out and win. To get a win like this is huge. These guys have been working their tails off all weekend, really all year, and we got it done."
Courtney emerged as the leader on the opening lap, after sliding to the top as a four-wide scramble for the lead involving he, Justin Grant, C.J. Leary and Kyle Cummins ensued in turn two. Courtney maintained his advantage at the head of the field to lead lap one while Cummins flexed his muscle, splitting between Leary and Grant to slide from fourth to second and begin his race-long pursuit of Courtney.
Cummins, who won his first career USAC feature at Kokomo during the Indiana Sprint Week round of 2016, hounded Courtney relentlessly for the duration of the 40-lapper, the second race of such distance so far this year.
By lap 15, the leaders were working lapped traffic with a three-wide conundrum awaiting just ahead. With Cummins within earshot, Courtney broke through the pack as Isaac Chapple, Thomas Meseraull and Dustin Smith battled for position, briefly pausing Cummins' pursuit before he too broke through between turns one and two a lap leader all while Courtney constructed a one second advantage up front after the two cut through the thick of the traffic.
Following a turn two spin by 10th running Carson Short on the 24th lap, the yellow took away Courtney's advantage and bunched Cummins up right behind the reigning USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car champ for the restart. Courtney wasn't frazzled by any means, for he knew the longer race and having the open road lying ahead of him played into his hands just as long as he didn't let Cummins' pressure press him into troubled waters.
"I feel like I'm pretty good at managing a race the longer they are," Courtney said. "I can get out and do my own thing that I was wanting to do. Kyle showed me a nose a couple of times. I just tried to not let it push me too hard to where I made a mistake."
That was put into fruition immediately as Cummins appeared to underneath, side-by-side with Cummins in turns one and two on the ensuing restart. Yet, Courtney never made a false move and kept on trekking his course ahead as Cummins remained in his shadow two to three car lengths behind.
It was the Indianapolis, Indiana native's 23rd career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car triumph, tying him for 23rd alongside A.J. Foyt and Roger McCluskey.
(Ryan Sellers Photo)
The song remained the same following a caution for debris between turns one and two with eight laps remaining. However, this time, Courtney got a much better restart, initially jumping out to a five car length lead ahead of Cummins. Although starts and restarts are part of the game, it doesn't necessarily mean it's something a driver looks forward to, especially when sitting in the precarious position of the lead and not knowing what's going down behind you.
"I don't like restarts," Courtney admitted. "I'm not very good at them. I'd like things to go green to checkered if possible. But you've got to be ready for them and you've got to be good at all of it. That's one of my weaker points that I'm working on. I didn't know how many laps we had to go either, so I was just running as hard as I could because that's what you've got to do in these races. Everyone's so close and you can't slouch any lap. You have to be full speed ahead for 40 laps in tonight's case."
Cummins remained on the chase, scraping the front straightway and turn two walls as he squeezed every ounce he could out of his Rock Steady Racing No. 3R. Yet, Courtney just wasn't going to be deterred en route to victory on this night aboard his Clauson-Marshall-Newman Racing/NOS Energy Drink - Competition Suspension, Inc./Spike/Rider Chevy as he closed out a wire-to-wire victory by 0.758 of a second over Cummins, Leary, Grant and Friday night's winner Logan Seavey.
Contingency award winners Saturday night at Kokomo Speedway were Brady Bacon (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Jason McDougal (Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner), Hunter Schuerenberg (AutoMeter Third Heat Winner), Chris Windom (Indy Race Parts Semi Winner), Chris Windom (Crume Evans Insurance/KSE Racing Products Hard Charger), Tyler Courtney (B & W Auto Mart King of the Hill Winner), Tyler Courtney (Elliott's Custom Trailers & Carts/Tony Elliott Foundation Winning Bonus), Landon Simon (ProSource Hard Work Award), Josh Hodges (American Racing Ministries Final Semi Transfer), Josh Hodges (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher), Matt Goodnight (Saldana Racing Products/Hoosier Racing Tire First Non-Transfer), Thomas Meseraull (Weld Cool Move of the Race), Kyle Cummins (Weld Cool Move of the Race) and Reinbold/Underwood Motorsports (Weld Cool Move of the Race) and Dustin Smith (Smackdown Rookie of the Year).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 24, 2019 - Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, Indiana - Sprint Car Smackdown VIII
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps, top-3 transfer to the feature) 1. Brady Bacon (#69 Dynamics), 2. Carson Short (#21 RCM), 3. Dave Darland (#36D Darland/Curb-Agajanian), 4. Cole Ketcham (#41 Ketcham), 5. Max Adams (#5m Adams), 6. Tye Mihocko (#5 Mihocko), 7. Brian VanMeveren (#24 VanMeveren). 2:14.56
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps, top-3 transfer to the feature) 1. Jason McDougal (#71p Daigh/Phillips), 2. Scotty Weir (#4p Pedersen), 3. Timmy Buckwalter (#7 LNB), 4. Isaac Chapple (#52 LNR/Chapple), 5. Josh Hodges (#74x Hodges), 6. Anthony D'Alessio (#01 D'Alessio), 7. Dustin Christie (#75 Christie), 8. Steve Thomas (#20 Thomas). 2:16.08
AUTOMETER THIRD QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps, top-3 transfer to the feature) 1. Hunter Schuerenberg (#19BS Reinbold/Underwood), 2. Dustin Smith (#77 Smith), 3. Landon Simon (#23s Simon), 4. Corey Smith (#66s CS), 5. Matt Goodnight (#39 Goodnight), 6. Chris Windom (#5G Parallax/Goacher), 7. Shane Cottle (#2E Epperson), 8. Clinton Boyles (#57 Hazen). NT
B & W AUTO MART KING OF THE HILL: (First Round) #8 Kyle Cummins (#3R Rock Steady) defeats #1 Justin Grant (#4 TOPP) 41.99. #4 C.J. Leary (#19AZ Reinbold/Underwood) defeats #5 Chase Stockon (#32 32 TBI) 42.02. #3 Thomas Meseraull (#47 Eades) defeats #6 Logan Seavey (#19s Reinbold/Underwood) 41.58. #2 Tyler Courtney (#7BC Clauson/Marshall/Newman) defeats #7 Kevin Thomas, Jr. (#19 Hayward/Thomas) 42.67.
B & W AUTO MART KING OF THE HILL: (Semifinals) #4 Leary defeats #8 Cummins 40.98 (New Track Record). #2 Courtney defeats #3 Meseraull 41.11.
B & W AUTO MART KING OF THE HILL: (Finals) #2 Courtney defeats #4 Leary 41.56.
SEMI: (12 laps, top-5 transfer to the feature) 1. Chris Windom, 2. Cole Ketcham, 3. Isaac Chapple, 4. Corey Smith, 5. Josh Hodges, 6. Matt Goodnight, 7. Max Adams, 8. Anthony D'Alessio, 9. Brian VanMeveren, 10. Steve Thomas, 11. Tye Mihocko, 12. Dustin Christie. NT
FEATURE: (40 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Tyler Courtney (1), 2. Kyle Cummins (4), 3. C.J. Leary (2), 4. Justin Grant (5), 5. Logan Seavey (7), 6. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (8), 7. Brady Bacon (9), 8. Chris Windom (18), 9. Jason McDougal (10), 10. Chase Stockon (6), 11. Hunter Schuerenberg (11), 12. Scotty Weir (13), 13. Josh Hodges (22), 14. Max Adams (23), 15. Isaac Chapple (20), 16. Dustin Smith (14), 17. Corey Smith (21), 18. Carson Short (12), 19. Timmy Buckwalter (16), 20. Dave Darland (15), 21. Thomas Meseraull (3), 22. Cole Ketcham (19), 23. Landon Simon (17). NT
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**Clinton Boyles and Shane Cottle flipped during the third heat. Thomas Meseraull flipped during King of the Hill.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-40 Tyler Courtney.
CRUME EVANS INSURANCE/KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Chris Windom (18th to 8th)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Josh Hodges
SALDANA RACING PRODUCTS FIRST NON-TRANSFER: Matt Goodnight
PROSOURCE HARD WORK AWARD: Landon Simon
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-C.J. Leary-1,702, 2-Tyler Courtney-1,581, 3-Brady Bacon-1,564, 4-Justin Grant-1,525, 5-Kevin Thomas, Jr.-1,524, 6-Chris Windom-1,495, 7-Chase Stockon-1,472, 8-Jason McDougal-1,294, 9-Carson Short-1,273, 10-Isaac Chapple-991.
FINAL PROSOURCE SMACKDOWN VIII PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Chris Windom-23, 2-Brady Bacon-14, 3-Josh Hodges-9, 4-Jason McDougal-8, 5-Carson Short-8, 6-Tyler Courtney-7, 7-Scotty Weir-5, 8-Isaac Chapple-5, 9-Hunter Schuerenberg-4, 10-Corey Smith-4.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 29, 2019 - Tri-City Speedway - Granite City, Illinois - BRANDT River Town Showdown
RICK LAUBACH, PARKER GULDIN, BRETT PETERS AND WES CASSEL WIN SATURDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW
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NEWS FROM ROGERS FAMILY GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA—THE 57TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON OF RACING
Presenting Saturday night NASCAR stock car racing plus a variety of special events. Track office: 610.754.7688
PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING: Ernie Saxton @ 215.752.7797: Email: Esaxton144@aol.com – Cell phone: 267.934.7286
Race results provided by Vicki Gehris
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LAUBACH FIRST TIME 2019 WINNER IN NASCAR 358 MODIFIED FEATURE AT GRANDVIEW, ROOKIE PARKER GULDIN EARNS SECOND SPORTSMAN FEATURE WHILE BRETT PETERS AND WES CASSEL WIN VINTAGE FEATURES SATURDAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. AUGUST 25, 2019 . . . Rick “Scooby” Laubach became a weekly competitor in the 2019 TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified season on a regular Saturday night basis at Grandview Speedway after only running the beginning of the season events other times. He was actually the point leader in the early stages of the year until hampered by motor and other mechanical issues as he struggled some weeks to even qualify and would actually run another competitors car just to be able to make the feature.
This Saturday “The Quaker Shaker” had a better engine ready for action and it paid off.
Following a torrid battle with John Willman, Laubach piloted the Gary Hermann-owned Blinderman sponsored 358 Modified into the lead on the 24th lap of the 30-lap Modified feature, coming from 12th starting spot, and went on to chalk up his first career Saturday night feature victory.
Rookie Parker Guldin made a clean sweep of the TP Truck Equipment Sportsman activities. First he won his qualifying event and topped the night off with his second 25-lap feature victory. Once again he picked up an extra $100 for being the highest finishing crate engine powered Sportsman.
In the 20-lap Blast From The Past feature, Brett Peters won the Modified portion while Wes Cassel was the winner in the Vintage class.
Providing the feature winners met the necessary requirements, they received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers and a certificate from VP Fuels for product awards. The Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award recipients were Willman and Guldin
Friday night, August 30th, 7 p.m. action features Enduro and Vintage racing. The Enduro racers will offer a Big Car and Small car race, Junkyard race plus Xcel 600 Modifieds.
Another tripleheader show of action packed stock car racing is set for next Saturday, August 31, with a 7:30 p.m. starting time. Included in the excitement will be the T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman and a first time visit of the XCEL 600 Modifieds. Adults pay $15 while youngsters under 12 are admitted free.
John Willman led the Modified feature for one lap before Richie Hitzler, a rookie, merged into first.
Jockeying for positions behind Hitzler were Willman, Ray Swinehart, Dylan Swinehart and Frank Cozze.
A homestretch tangle on the 11th lap between Justin Grim and Glenn Strunk regrouped the field as the yellow came out. The restart was void following a chain reaction tangle in the fourth turn. Hitzler continued to show the way when action resumed, but now second through fifth was comprised of Willman, Swinehart, Laubach and Cozze.
Willman was back in the top spot by the 14th lap and three laps later Laubach was in pursuit.
A three-way battle for third between Swinehart, Duane Howard and Cozze ensued ahead of Willman and Laubach.
In no time Laubach, in the Teo chassis mount, reeled in Willman and passed him for the lead on the 24th circuit.
Ryan Grim and Briggs Danner set up a one-lap shoot out to the checkered when they tangled in the second turn. Laubach wasted no time pulling away when the race went green again as he was determined to be in the winner’s circle at the conclusion. That’s exactly where he was earning a well-deserved triumph trailed by Willman, for the second week in a row; Howard, current point leader and last week’s feature winner came from 14th starting spot to gain fourth followed by Craig Von Dohren.
Heats were won by Willman, Howard, R. Swinehart and Jordan Henn. Justin Grim and Danny Erb won the consies.
At the drop of the green in the Sportsman feature Guldin was the early pacesetter. Behind him were Kenny Bock, Jesse Landis, Mike Mammana and Brad Brightbill, who was on a mission and came through the pack on the outside from the 14th starting spot to round out the top five.
Mammana inherited second on the sixth lap when Landis dropped out of competition allowing him to challenge Guldin.
Steve Young brought out the first yellow when he slowed coming off the fourth turn. Guldin held his own on the restart, but it was Brightbill making his presence known pullup a bit. Miller continued to show the way on the restart with pressure now coming from Chris Esposito, Bock, and Brightbill putting the pressure on.
The yellow was thrown again after a fourth turn multi-car tangle with 19 laps completed. The restart was thwarted when several cars made contact in turn one. Before the restart, Brightbill, running a solid second, pitted with a left rear flat tire. He did rejoin the race, but could only get back up to ninth. On the restart Guldin kept Mammana, Brad Arnold, Brian Hirthler and Ryan Beltz in tow.
The front running order never changed in the final laps as Guldin was triumphant again chased across by Mammana, Arnold and Beltz.
Young, Guldin and Mammana won the heats. The consi went to Mark Kemmerer.
Jeff Paulson led the Blast From the Past feature for seven laps before Andy Cassel moved in front on the eighth lap restart brought out when runner-up at the time Todd Lapp spun in the third turn.
In a few laps the front runners encountered lapped traffic and Brett Peters was closing in on Cassel very quickly. Peters took advantage of the situation to take over the lead on the 19th lap.
Peters never looked back and went on to take the win chased across the line by A. Cassel, Paulson, W. Cassel and Mike Garris Sr.
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.
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.
RACE RESULTS
T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (30-laps): 1. Rick Laubach, 2. John Willman, 3. Duane Howard, 4. Frank Cozze, 5. Craig Von Dohren, 6. Brett Kressley, 7. Jeff Strunk, 8. Ray Swinehart, 9. Brett Gilmore, 10. Richie Hitzler, 11. Kenny Gilmore, 12. Jared Umbenhauer, 13. Doug Manmiller, 14. Kevin Hirthler, 15. Louden Reimert, 16. Dylan Swinehart, 17. Briggs Danner, 18. Ryan Grim, 19. Ron Kline, 20. Eric Biehn, 21. Danny Erb, 22. Kory Fleming, 23. Alex Yankowski (provisional), 24. Ryan Lilick, 25. Jesse Leiby, 26. Justin Grim, 27. Jorden Henn, 28. Glenn Strunk, 29. Craig Whitmoyer. DNQ: Kyle Kania, Mike Lisowski, Joe Funk III, Ron Myers, Steve Swinehart, Ron Seltmann Jr., Mark Levy, Bobby Gunther-Walsh and Josh Adams.
T.P. Truck Equipment Sportsman Feature (25-laps): 1. Parker Guldin, 2. Mike Mammana, 3. Brad Arnold, 4./ Brian Hirthler, 5. Ryan Beltz, 6. Kenny Bock, 7. Mark Kemmerer, 8. Kyle Lilick, 9. Brad Brightbill, 10. Nate Brinker, 11. Chris Esposito, 12. Lex Shive, 13. Kyle Smith, 14. Andrew Kreis, 15. Nathan Mohr, 16. Steve Desmelyk, 17. Brad Grim, 18. Shawn Light, 19. Jimmy Leiby, 20. Scott Kohler, 21. Steve Young, 22. Dean Bachman, 23. Jesse Landis, 24. Jack Butler.
Blast From the Past Feature (20-laps): 1. Brett Peters, 2. Andy Cassel, 3. Jeff Paulson, 4. Wes Cassel, 5. Mike Garris Sr., 6. Jon Lines, 7. Todd Lapp, 8. Bobby Hall, 9. Dominique Deglas, 10. Bill Gerhart, 11. Brock Jacobus, 12. Curt Neiman, 13. Wyatt Jacobus Sr., 14. Rich Orth, 15. Rich Decker, 16. Matt Smith, 17. Jay Garris, 18. Kevin Sponagle, 19. Tom Orth, 20. Cale Mutter, 21. Mike Stofflet, 22. Mike Mervine.
WALL STADIUM AUTO RACING RESULTS AUG. 24
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DATE OF EVENT: Aug. 24, 2019
DATE OF RELEASE: Aug. 24, 2019
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MAURIELLO EARNS $7127 KRAUSE MEMORIAL WIN AT WALL STADIUM SATURDAY
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Eric Mauriello raced to an emotional victory in the 127 lap Cliff Krause Memorial race for All American Auto Group Modified stock cars at Wall Stadium Speedway Saturday night. Mauriello claimed $7127 for his fourth win of the year which was earned in front of a large grandstand crowd.
Mauriello was in the thick of the battle throughout the contest along with former champ Jimmy Blewett of Howell, Holmdel's Andrew Krause, Jackson's Steven Reed and early leader Danny Bohn of Huntersville, N.C. These drivers battled each other through the first half of the race and several caution flags. The big turning point came near the lap 95 mark when front runners Blewett, Krause, Reed and others tangled at the end of the front stretch. Somehow Mauriello was able to dive low to avoid the carnage and take the lead.
From that point on Mauriello paced the field to the checker flag with Howell's Kevin Davison finishing second. Neptune's Chris Andretta, Blake Barney of Jackson and Zack Alspach of Willingboro wrapped up the top five in the 26 car field.
“Steve and the crew had this car running great tonight,” Mauriello said. “When that trouble happened on the front stretch I was able to dive low to get past it. This win is obviously a big one for us. To win the race that honors Cliff Krause after all he did for us and for this track is just amazing.”
Cliff Krause passed away from natural causes in January, 2018. His son Andrew Krause won the first Krause Memorial one year ago.
Former champion Scott Riggleman of Manchester won the companion 27 lap race for the O'Shea's Auto Repair Factory Stocks, stealing the top spot from Howell's Nick Kilmer in the final moments of the test. Tim Majek of Scotch Plains, defending champion Mike Montano of Freeport, N.Y. and Beachwood's Elliot Wohl wrapped up the top five.
Like Riggleman, former champion Brian Osborn of Howell grabbed his first win of the season in the 27-lapper for the Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder Stocks. Alonzo Morales of Mt. Ephraim, Brick's Ronnie Mullen, Jeffrey Loesch of Neptune City and Ricky Williams were second through fifth.
Kevin Nowak of Medford, N.Y. won his first Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars feature of the year over Pennsylvania's Sean Verwys, Maryland's Mason Magee, Peter Bruno and George Tomko in a 27-lapper.
Geoffrey Sutton won the 27-lapper for the touring Three Quarter Midgets.
Auto racing continues at Wall Stadium Speedway this Saturday (August 31) night with the All American Auto Group Modified stock cars, the Center State Engineering Sportsman cars, Mike's Performance Limited Late Models and the Factory Stocks on the card. Grandstand gates open at 5:00 p.m., qualifying begins at 5:45 p.m. and features start at 7:00 p.m.
Wall Stadium 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 and email address is ckmotorsports@aol.com.
MODIFIED FEATURE – 127 Laps - “CLIFF KRAUSE MEMORIAL” - 1. ERIC MAURIELLO, BRICK, 2. Kevin Davison, 3. Chris Andretta, 4. Blake Barney, 5. Zack Alspach, 6. Steven Reed, 7. Adam LaCicero, 8. Kenny Van Wickle, 9. Ricky Collins, 10. Roger Coss, 11. Marc Rogers, 12. Dom Fattaruso, 13. Shaun Carrig, 14. Robert French, 15. Joey Jarowicz, 16. Andrew Krause, 17. Jimmy Blewett, 18. Joey Merlino, 19. Mike Brennan, 20. Jason Hearne, 21. Danny Bohn, 22. Jason Treat, 23. Tom Catanzaro, 24. Ken Matlach, 25 Derek Hopkinson, 26. Tyler Truex
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 27 Laps – 1. SCOTT RIGGLEMAN, MANCHESTER, 2. Nick Kilmer, 3. Tim Majek, 4. Mike Montano, 5. Elliot Wohl, 6. John Carpenter, 7. Anthony Pancoast, 8. Sal Liguori, 9. Theresa Collins, 10. Nancy Riggleman, 11. Matt Badessa, 12. Robert Stack, 13. Billy Both, 14. Nick Catone, 15. Bryan O'Shea, 16. Kevin Flores, 17. Matt Malachaka, 18. John Bowers, 19. Tony Bartone, 20. Robert Ptaszynski, 21. Eric Bodenschatz
4 CYLINDER STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. BRIAN OSBORN, HOWELL, 2. Alonzo Morales, 3. Ronnie Mullen, 4. Jeffrey Loesch, 5. Ricky Williams, 6. Mike Lavery, 7. Brian Barbalacci, 8. Bill Schwartz, 9. Ryan Maher, 10. Deanna McLaren, 11. Neil Rutt III, 12. Jennifer Schultz, 13 Max Montijo, 14. Brian DeSarno
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 27 Laps – 1. KEVIN NOWAK, MEDFORD, N.Y., 2. Sean Verwys, 3. Mason Magee, 4. Peter Bruno, 5. George Tomko, 6. Chris Gall, 7. Joe McGrath, 8. Joe Przybylinski, 9. Rob Silver, 10. Jim Downey, 11. Kevin Pritchard, 12. Art Marrero, 13. Roger Nickerson, 14. Eddie Idec, 15. Quinn Trimmer
New Faces Land In Hamlin Speedway Winners Circle
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Hamlin, PA- New Faces Land In Hamlin Speedway Winners Circle
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
The Hamlin Speedway was once again the focal point of racing activity last evening in the Pocono Mountains as the speedway hosted it's regular divisions. Once again the Smith Fanily did all of their homework as the track was beyond racy and a full schedule of events took place on the Pocono hot spot. The speedway was off and running with some superb rained out features from last week, solid heat racing action and another batch of hot running feature events. The racing action at the 1/5th mile clay-cushioned facility has been over the top with many outstanding driving personalities carving out their own claim to fame in weekly competition for age groups from 8 to 60 plus and became even better last evening when some new faces found the joys that only a trip to victory lane can bring.
The 2019 season is now fifteen weeks old and many special events have been already been completed but the heart of the racing schedule is ongoing at Hamlin. This coming week the bikers will take over the speedway for some real good over the top racing action.
On Saturday night Brandon Graner topped the XCel Modified feature event with a sound but very close run over Kevin VanValkenburg. Jake Eby was fast and furious in the Rookie 600 Sprint bash. Wes Hearn has been knocking on the door but failing to move across the threshold but did so on Saturday night as he raced through the field to gain the win in the Supers. On the regular night of action, Cody Powell captured his first rookie 600 main event with a solid run to the checkers event. Paul Ennes captured his first main event since 2012 with a great run in the Supers. Kevin VanValkenburg was strong in capturing the X-Cel Modified feature event. Kasey Hufcut trounced a stellar field of Junior Slingshots with a wire to wire run. "The Oxford Express" Dale Kober was back to business as usual with a great triumph in the All Star Slingshot event. "The Electric Man" Colin White was spectacular as he rode the top of the raceway and took over the lead at the midway point of the event and raced for the win.
"Bad" Chad Sandt took the lead on the opening bell in the headliner event for the JPA Masonry Wingless Sprints. Colin White kept pressuring him on the turns and finally got a run off of the top of turn two to slip past Sandt for the lead at the midway point of the event. Once in front, White was a speed demon as he left the field behind him. White captured the win with Sandt in the runner-up role. Mick D'Agostino was third with Zach Weisenfluh fourth and Dylan Martin rounding out the top five. Noah Zielinski headed up the second five with Duane White, Mack Brink, Joe Smith and Kyle Ferrucci following.
Amanda Buchel grabbed the lead at the start of the event for the Stage One Modifieds. Buchel wasted no time as she emphasized hitting her marks all around the speedway and built up an a starightaway lead when the checkered flag fell. Joel Price ran in second place for the event with Michael Samony racing into third place. Tanner VanDoren raced through the field to reside in fourth spot and Anthony Chrobak got a good run going and came in fifth place. Ricky Bobby (Joey Amantea) headed up the second five in the new Stage One car out of the Richie Smith Shoppes while Jeff Hineline, Adam Buchel, Evan Civick, and John Bachetti Jr followed.
Cody Powell had the top spot in the Rookie Sprint feature and made the most of it. In just a few short laps he broke out to a huge lead and no one had anything for him. "The Whiz Kid" Jack Hanna broke free late in the race and finished in second place with Kyle Ferrucci third, Tony Parlanti fourth and Brandon Nicholas in fifth. Rich Magure, Richie Maguire, Carmen Leggio, Victor Cleary and Bobby Smith followed.
Paul Ennes captured his last feature win at Hamlin in 2012. That did not bother the veteran racer at any time as he took a few years off regrouped and returned to the speedway last year after buying out Bill Darcy's equipment. He was fast and furious on this night of racing as he had to beat one of the best in the business Wes Hearn to smile in victory lane. Ennes was methodical as he grabbed the lead and ran out to huge lead only yo have caution deter his lead. On the restart, Ennes was fast and this time Hearn had worked his way into the runner-up slot. Ennes outlasted Hearn this time and earned his first win since 2010. Alan Kober was third, Jim Conroy fourth and Dale Kober fifth. Wally Bell headed up the second five with David Guest, Jermey Hoffman and Mark Exeter following.
Kasey Hufcut outlasted a full field of Junior Slingshots on this evening. With twenty plus cars on hand for the battles, Hufcut began from the pole and quickly established the flow of the event. Aidan Donaldson came through the field from 11th starting spot to second but Hufcut was up to the task at hand and led to the finish with Donaldson second. Doug Smith was third in this one with RJ Sherman fourth and Charlene Benz fifth. The second five found a reasl battle between Iasbella VanOrden and James Hendricks with VanOrden winning the battle over Hendricks with Chase Zimmer, Aidan Elliot, and Dillon Beadle following.
Dale Kober took the lead at the start of the event and was pushed for twenty laps by Scott Neary, who was second. Ashley Kober raced to third place with Taylor Mills racing from ninth to fourth place and Shelby McLaughlin rounding out the top five. The second five found Paul Ennes, Andrew Turpin, Joey Kalafut, Wes Hearn and Wally Bell finishing up the top ten spots.
Kevin VanValkenburg captured the X-Cel Modified run with some excellent 12.983 clockings around the speedway. Brandon Graner was second.
In the Preliminary feature events, Jacob Eby was smooth as silk and fast as lightning as he captured the win with some very impressive 12.432 second times. He won over Dennis Stawisnsky, Jack Hanna, Ryan Bohlke and Kyle Ferrucci. The second five found Richie Maguire, Brandon Nicholas, Carmen Leggio, Rich Maguire and Cody Powell following.
In the X-Cel Modifieds, Brandon Graner showed Kevin VanValkenburg the short way around the facility with a win.
Wes Hearn was at the top of his game on Saturday night as he sped to a nice win over Wally Bell. Jim Conroy, Dale Kober, and David Guest trailing behind. Paul Ennes, Roger Collins and Jeremy Hoffman and Mark Exeter followed.
Pearl Jams:
The track was racy from start to finish and Track Promoter Randy Smith continued to work on the speedway as necessary for the activity on the speedway was non-stop but very racy for all competitors. The track was mirror smooth throughout the many feature events on the speedway.
Scott Neary and Dale Kober captured the heat wins for the All Star Slingshots while the The Junior Slingshot heats found newcomer Cole Perez winning the first and Isabella VanOrden winning the second. The Stage One Modified heats found Michael Samony and Anthony Chrobak being victorious. JPA Masonry Wingless heats were claimed by Cody Smith and Mack Brink. Alan Kober captured the heat win for the Supers. The JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints ran two heats and Tony Parlanti and Kyle Ferrucci were the winners.
Lots of new faces coming to the speedway on a weekly basis. An influx of Junior Slingshots brought out some fans as well.
Beth Weisenfluh was all smiles as she captured the 50/50 last evening worth $105.00.
RESULTS:
JPA Masonry Wingless 600 Sprints: Colin White, Chad Sandt, Mick D'Agostino, Zach Weisenfluh, Dylan Martin, Noah Zielinski, Duane White, Mack Brink, Joe Smith, Kyle Ferrucci, Dennis Stawinsky, Geordan Marrero, Tyler Lindsay, Fred Heiny, Cody Smith, Hunter Metzger, Ryan Bohlke, Joey Amantea
All Star Slingshots: Dale Kober, Scott Neary, Ashley Kober, Taylor Mills, Shelby McLaughlin, Paul Ennes, Andrew Turpin, Joey Kalafut, Wes Hearn, Wally Bell, Brian Smith, James Benz, Mikey Johannes, Nolan Palaima, Jared Silfee
Amantea Real Estate Junior Slingshots: Kasey Hufcut, Aidan Donaldson, Doug Smith, RJ Sherman, Charlene Benz, Isabella VanOrden, James Hendricks, Chase Zimmer, Aidan Elliot, Dillon Beadle, Calvin Wheelock, Cole Perez, Kylie Hendricks, Conner Mirabelli, Trevor Haughton, Mathew Backus, Jenna Amantea, Molly McKerrell, Mason McKerrell
Super Slingers: Paul Ennes, Wes Hearn, Alan Kober, Jim Conroy, Dale Kober, Wally Bell, David Guest, Jeremy Hoffman, Mark Exeter
JPA Masonry Rookies: Cody Powell, Jack Hanna, Kyle Ferrucci, Tony Parlanti, Brandon Nicholas, Rich Maguire, Richie Maguire, Carmen Leggio, Victor Cleary, Bobby Smith, Jacob Eby, Dennis Chamberlain, Dennis Stawinsky, Jacob Nememth, Jason Garcia
Hampton RV & Trailer Sales: Amanda Buchel, Joel Price, Michael Samony, Tanner VanDohren, Anthony Chrobak, Ricky Bobby, Jeff Hineline, Adam Buchel, Evan Civick, John Bachetti Jr, Mark Evans, John Bachetti Sr, James Costlow
X-Cel Modifieds: Kevin VanValkeburg, Brandon Graner, DNS* Korey Inglin, Travis Fichter, Keith Inglin, Olivia Schmeltzer, Zane Roth
Super Slingshots- (From 8/17) Wes Hearn, Wally Bell, Jim Conroy, Dale Kober, David Guest, Paul Ennis, Roger Collins, Jeremy Hoffman, Mark Exeter, Greg Zellman
JPA Masonry Rookies- (From 8/17) Jacob Eby, Dennis Stawinsky, Jack Hanna, Ryan Bohlke, Kyle Ferrucci, Richie Maguire, Brandon Nicholas, Carmen Leggio, Rich Maguire, Cody Powell, Dennis Chamberlain, Victor Cleary, Jason Garcia, Tony Parlanti, Bobby Smith
X-Cel Modifieds- (From 8/17) Brandon Graner, Kevin VanValkenburg DNS*
Make sure to always check the Hamlin Speedway website or Facebook page for any additional information. Pit Gates open at the speedway at 3 PM; Drivers Meeting at 5:45; Hot Laps are at 6:00 and the racing begins at 7 PM sharp. Admission Prices for regular shows are: Adults $10.00; Senior Citizens $5.00 Children under 6 are Free
Please support the many great sponsors who assist in working and sponsoring the season long events at the speedway. Amantea Real Estate,, Tilcon, Ron Brown Hauling, JPA Masonry, Chad Wheeler Excavating, RLE Towing and Recovery, www.RockAuto.com, S&S Speedways and Yankowski Enterprises are all part of the advertising family at the speedway and we graciously thank them for their support.
Hamlin Speedway is seeking additional marketing sponsors to join the speedway team for the 2019 racing season. For more information, contact Steve Pados at: 484-784-7756 or through email at: steveswp@ptd.net or Denise Smith at S&S Speedways at: 570-420-5500 or at: www.hamlinspeed.com/ or on facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/HamlinSpeed/ or
https://www.facebook.com/SSSpeedways/ and www.ssspeedways.com/
For photos of the great racing action at Hamlin Speedway, contact Tim
Krysiuk at: https://strictlydirtphotography.smugmug.com or
https://www.facebook.com/tim.krysiuk
Visit us often for a great night of racing action as.........................
The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos
IT’S RACE DAY at Bridgeport Speedway!!
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Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series (MASS Photo)
IT'S RACE DAY!!
The Delaware Auto Exchange Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series will be making their final appearence in the state of New Jersey for 2019 AND on the fastest dirt track in the east - Bridgeport Speedway! Pit gates are scheduled to open at 4PM, with grandstands opening for fans also at 5:30PM, hot laps beginning at 6:00PM and racing starting promptly at 7:00PM!
Tonight will be the seventh and final night of the Snow's Sealcoating LLC.sponsored New Jersey State Championship portion of the "Tri-State Championship Series". Rick Stief and Ricky DiEva are tied in the New Jersey State Championship point battle heading into tonight, with Jason Dunn sitting just 11 points behind the two!
Snow's Sealcoating LLC. is a fully licensed and insured asphalt maintenance company, specializing in sealcoating, line striping & crack filling. Interested customers can call to get a free estimate and be put on their schedule for the upcoming year!
Additional contingency awards include $50 cash to each heat race winner presented by Bruce's Auto Body, John W. Kay Electric, and Professional Design Services, a $50 gift certificate to Keizer Sprint Wheels for the worst pill draw of the night, the $50 Bitner Automotive 'Lightning Fast Time of the Night' bonus, 5 gallons of fuel to the winner of tonights feature courtesy of Kelly Racing Fuels, a case of oil to the fourth place finisher courtesy of VP Lubricants the Fred's Trailers $50 Hard Charger Award, the “Burning Rubber Bonus” which is a BRAND NEW Hoosier Tire Racesaver Spec Right Rear tire courtesy of Thayer Performance, a $50 Gift Certificate courtesy of Competition Suspension Inc., the CRC Industries Brakleen feature redraw and the Worthington Rigging & Storage Worst Pill Draw $100 cash prize concludes the list of extras up for grabs tonight.
Associate marketing partner Engler Machine and Tool will be sponsoring the front row starters for all the MASS feature events in 2019. The pole sitters each night will be rewarded with two tickets for the fuel injection that is being raffled off at the season end banquet as part of the "Engler Machine and Tool Front Row Challenge" Award.
Several drivers looking forward to join the list of 7 different drivers who have earn victories so far this season like Eddie Wagner, Logan Diehl, Jason Dunn, Jon Brennfleck, Jon Haegele, Tom Carberry, Scott R Frack, and Larry Mc Vay to name a few.
For more information on THIS event, LIVE race day coverage, and exclusive interviews with drivers, visit our Facebook page Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series, our Instagram and Twitter pages @masprints305 and our website www.masprintseries.com!
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Jeffrey Geiges
Edward Wagner
Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series
PO Box 4172
Trenton NJ 08610
