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Wise Makes All the Right Moves at Linda’s
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Contact: Richie Murray - USAC Media / richie@usacracing.com
Zeb Wise proudly holds the pedal car trophy after capturing Friday night's Pennsylvania Midget Week feature at Linda's Speedway.
(Michael Fry Photo)
WISE MAKES ALL THE RIGHT MOVES AT LINDA'S
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Jonestown, Pennsylvania (August 2, 2019).........In six Pennsylvania Midget Week starts over the past two seasons, Zeb Wise has accumulated three victories and a runner-up finish. In fact, all three of his USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget wins have come in the Keystone State.
Just two days earlier, the 16-year-old Angola, Ind. driver won a furious battle with Kyle Larson. The night prior, he was fast qualifier and led late in the going. Friday night, in the series' second-ever visit to Linda's Speedway, Wise returned to the win column with a late-race pass of teammate Tyler Courtney, sneaking by on the white flag lap to capture the victory in his Clauson-Marshall Racing/Driven2SaveLives - Sundollar Restoration/Spike/Stanton SR-11x.
Safe to say, Wise has taken a liking to Pennsylvania soil in his young career.
"Pennsylvania's been really nice to me," Wise exclaimed. "Tonight was a really good night. We qualified a little badly and weren't sure where we were going to end up. These little bullrings are kind of my forte and we got it done."
Wise had his work cut out for him, lining up eighth on the grid for the 30-lap main event. Early on, however, Tanner Thorson appeared to be the class of the field, racing from the outside of the front row to gain a half-straightaway lead by lap five over leading series Rookie contender and Pennsylvania native Andrew Layser, who started fourth.
On the eighth lap, pole sitter Kevin Thomas, Jr. reemerged into contention, exchanging sliders on both ends of the racetrack with Layser for the runner-up spot until Layser slid sideways to a stop between the middle of turns three and four to bring out the first yellow of the night.
When racing resumed, Thomas was on the hunt to run down Thorson as he sought his first series win since a last-lap Kokomo Grand Prix triumph in April. Thomas made gains through the middle to pull side-by-side with Thorson for the race lead nearing the midway point.
As the pair came off turn four wheel-to-wheel and headed for the crossed flags signaling the midway point, Thorson's right rear tire went flat before coming to a halt in turn one. Thorson ran three more laps before pulling in, taking an 18th place result.
Thorson's misfortune was to the benefit of Thomas who now occupied the lead as well as series point leader Tyler Courtney who now slotted into second. From the get-go at the start of the second half of the event, Thomas took the high road as Courtney clamped down on the bottom. Both remained even throughout the corners on both ends of the quarter-mile dirt oval, but Thomas had enough momentum in his back pocket to blitz by Courtney to lead by a half car length at the stripe on laps 17 and 18.
The two stuck to their guns on the following laps, but Courtney was able to get a better pull off the exit of turn two to charge into turns three and four with just enough gusto to nip Courtney at the line. The song remained the same on laps 21 and 22 as the two battled side-by-side on each entire lap with Courtney slowly able to gain bits and pieces of ground to distance himself from Thomas, finally grabbing some semblance of breathing room on lap 24 by three car lengths.
Just further back, third-running Wise was playing the role of a keen observer, watching his competition, then adjusting his plan of attack to see how it would play out in the ensuing laps.
"For the longest time, I was just up ripping the top," Wise recalled. "On that last restart, Sunshine started working the bottom under KT and I saw it working. I figured it was just going to get better and better as the top went away. So, I dropped down there and felt it out for a few laps."
With a mere five laps remaining, Wise, who had been running third since the halfway mark, began a sudden surge on the bottom, first by the rim-riding Thomas on the 26th lap, then had CMR teammate and race leader Courtney next in the pecking order.
Two laps were left on the board and Wise was closing on Courtney. Entering turn three, the two encountered the lapped car of Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. on the bottom. Courtney took a quick scan and opted to go to the top to maneuver around the outside while Wise followed Buckwalter down low and crossed under the white flag a car length ahead of Courtney.
All three of Zeb Wise's career USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget victories have come during Pennsylvania Midget Week, including Friday night's at Linda's Speedway.
(Lee Greenawalt Photo)
With a slower car firmly planted on the path he intended to pursue, Wise still knew he needed a little luck to fall his way despite carrying the lead into the first turn.
"Once I got by KT and as the laps wound down, we got to a few more lapped cars," Wise remembered. "When Sunshine made the decision to go to the top on the last lap, I decided to stick the bottom and pray that the lapped car would miss the bottom just a little bit. He did. Into one, he missed it just a little bit, so I shoved my nose in there."
For Wise, it worked out to perfection as he pulled out to a four-car length lead entering the bottom of turn three. Second-running Courtney re-entered the bottom line, but this time, he was staring at the back of Wise who sprinted off the final corner to win by 0.537 sec.
Courtney, who earlier set quick time and won his heat, just barely missed his opportunity at picking up the night's sweep. He finished in the runner-up position for the second time during Pennsylvania Midget Week ahead of Thomas, Chris Windom and Jason McDougal, who rounded out the top-five.
By virtue of winning, Wise was awarded a one-of-a-kind pink Linda's Speedway edition pedal car, a unique trophy that Wise plans to proudly show off when he takes it back home.
"I didn't know that was the trophy," Wise admitted. "When they handed it to me, I was pretty surprised. Obviously, that's not an usual trophy that you get. I think we're going to put it in the shop right up front so everyone can see it."
Contingency award winners Friday night at Linda's Speedway were Tyler Courtney (Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier & Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Tanner Carrick (Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner), Kevin Thomas, Jr. (AutoMeter/Indy Race Parts Third Heat Winner), Zeb Wise (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Steven Drevicki (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 2, 2019 - Linda's Speedway - Jonestown, Pennsylvania - 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval - Pennsylvania Midget Week
FATHEADZ EYEWEAR QUALIFYING: 1. Tyler Courtney, 7BC, Clauson/Marshall-12.582; 2. Jason McDougal, 76m, FMR-12.748; 3. Andrew Layser, 47BC, Clauson/Marshall-12.783; 4. Jerry Coons, Jr., 25, Petry-12.813; 5. Tanner Thorson, 98, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-12.858; 6. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 5, Petry-12.863; 7. Chris Windom, 17BC, Clauson/Marshall-12.879; 8. Zeb Wise, 39BC, Clauson/Marshall-12.964; 9. Chad Boat, 84, Tucker/Boat-13.003; 10. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 27, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.049; 11. Logan Seavey, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.075; 12. Karsyn Elledge, 1, Tucker/Boat-13.089; 13. Timmy Buckwalter, 29, Seymour-13.170; 14. Tanner Carrick, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.246; 15. Tommy Kunsman, 21, Kunsman-13.323; 16. Steve Buckwalter, 25B, Buckwalter-13.367; 17. Steven Drevicki, 12, Heckman-13.455; 18. Bruce Buckwalter, Jr., 83, Buckwalter-13.577; 19. Bobby Butler, 5B, Myers-13.708; 20. Steve Craig, 55, Craig-13.789; 21. Zach Curtis, 75, Curtis-14.571; 22. Kenney Johnson, 46, Johnson-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Tyler Courtney, 2. Chris Windom, 3. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 4. Jerry Coons, Jr., 5. Steve Buckwalter, 6. Bobby Butler, 7. Timmy Buckwalter. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Tanner Carrick, 2. Jason McDougal, 3. Zeb Wise, 4. Logan Seavey, 5. Tanner Thorson, 6. Steven Drevicki, 7. Steve Craig. 2:14.31
AUTOMETER/INDY RACE PARTS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 2. Tommy Kunsman, 3. Chad Boat, 4. Karsyn Elledge, 5. Andrew Layser, 6. Bruce Buckwalter, Jr., 7. Zach Curtis.
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Zeb Wise (8), 2. Tyler Courtney (6), 3. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (1), 4. Chris Windom (7), 5. Jason McDougal (5), 6. Logan Seavey (11), 7. Jerry Coons, Jr. (3), 8. Tanner Carrick (13), 9. Chad Boat (9), 10. Steve Buckwalter (15), 11. Karsyn Elledge (12), 12. Tommy Kunsman (14), 13. Steven Drevicki (16), 14. Andrew Layser (4), 15. Bobby Butler (18), 16. Bruce Buckwalter, Jr. (17), 17. Zach Curtis (19), 18. Tanner Thorson (2), 19. Tucker Klaasmeyer (10). NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Tanner Thorson, Laps 15-18 Kevin Thomas, Jr., Laps 19-28 Tyler Courtney, Laps 29-30 Zeb Wise.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Zeb Wise (8th to 1st)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Steven Drevicki
NEW USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Tyler Courtney-1,390, 2-Chris Windom-1,290, 3-Logan Seavey-1,222, 4-Zeb Wise-1,188, 5-Kevin Thomas, Jr.-1,162, 6-Chad Boat-1,109, 7-Jerry Coons, Jr.-1,032, 8-Tanner Carrick-1,031, 9-Jason McDougal-947, 10-Tucker Klaasmeyer-932.
NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 3, 2019 - Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway - Newmanstown, Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Midget Week - 1/8-Mile Dirt Oval
McFadden Harvest Iowa Corn Growers Qualifying Night Victory At Knoxville Raceway
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ASCS National Sprint Series
McFadden Harvest Iowa Corn Growers Qualifying Night Victory At Knoxville Raceway
Bryan Hulbert - KNOXVILLE, Iowa (August 2, 2019) Becoming the 150th different winner with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, Warrnambool's James McFadden utilized a restart on Lap 16 to rocket past Davey Heskin and Brian Brown for Friday's Iowa Corn Growers Qualifying Night victory in the 29th My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank.
Winner James McFadden (Ken Berry Photo)
"We stuck to the bottom there and tried to roll it as good as we could," stated McFadden in Victory Lane. "(Heskin) kind of missed the bottom there, and it was enough to get by him. We've struggled here at Knoxville the last couple of weeks, so it's good to get a win. It's a big confidence booster going into tomorrow night."
The fifth Australian born driver to top action with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network, McFadden will take the green from the pole of Saturday's $15,000 to win A-Feature.
Gridding the field seventh, McFadden move into the top five on Lap 3, where the Wicked Energy Gum No. 9m rode until Lap 9 as Davey Heskin led the way. Taking the led from the right of the front row over Harli White, the No. 17w trailed the Minnesota racer until Lap 8 as Brian Brown worked into the runner-up spot with Giovanni Scelzi in pursuit.
Into traffic on the tenth circuit, Heskin held a nearly two-second advantage over the No. 21 of Brown.
Closing bit by bit as traffic began to thicken, Brown found the back bumper Heskin on Lap 15. With a run off the fourth turn to complete Lap 16, four-hundredths of a second separated the pair with Brown taking the top spot into the first turn, but the caution would strip the lead from the Casey's General Store/FVP No. 21 as Giovanni Scelzi made contact with James McFadden battling fourth down the back straightaway. Hard into the wall in turn three, Scelzi was unharmed.
To the green for the final four laps, the dive to the race lead came in the first turn as McFadden rushed from third to first and quickly opened his advantage with the checkered flag dropping with James beating Brian Brown by 2.272 seconds. Making a late-race charge from the sixth position, Joey Saldana came across the line third, but not without having to hold off the No. 17a of Austin McCarl who clawed his way through the field from 14th for fourth. Davey Heskin slipped to fifth in the closing laps.
Paul McMahan in the Tony Stewart Racing No. 14 crossed sixth with Clint Garner making up 11 positions to finish seventh. The night's Hard Charger was Matt Juhl, who from 22nd after transferring out of the BMRS B-Feature, picked up 14 positions to finish eighth. Colby Copeland crossed ninth with Terry McCarl in tenth.
A field of 55 drivers on hand for the Iowa Corn Growers Qualifying Night, the 29th My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank roster includes 97 drivers. Five SCE Gaskets Heat Races were won by Joey Saldana, Josh Baughman, Clint Garner, Kyle Bellm, and Roger Crockett. Hoosier Tire C-Feature was won by Randy Hannagan with BMRS B-Feature victory going to Scott Bogucki.
The My Place Hotels ASCS 360 Knoxville Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank concludes Saturday, August 3. Hot Laps getting underway at 6:30 P.M. More information and race lineups can be found online at www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
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Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV
Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, Iowa)
29th ASCS Knoxville Nationals - Night 2
Friday, August 2, 2019
Car Count: 55
Event Count: 97
Time Trials (Qualifying Order) 1. 12N, Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, IN [14], 15.993; 2. 9M, James McFadden, Warrnambool, VIC, Aust. [4], 16.049; 3. 28, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Aust. [26], 16.133; 4. 14, Paul McMahan, Nashville, TN [28], 16.188; 5. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO [20], 16.279; 6. 5H, Colby Copeland, Roseville, CA [2], 16.361; 7. 71, Gio Scelzi, Fresno, CA [36], 16.377; 8. 3, Ayrton Gennetten, Gravois Mills, MO [17], 16.441; 9. 56N, Davey Heskin, St. Michael, MN [10], 16.453; 10. 17W, Harli White, Lindsay, OK [3], 16.503; 11. 17WX, Shane Golobic, Fremont, CA [8], 16.597; 12. 09, Matt Juhl, Tea, SD [31], 16.629; 13. 4X, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA [38], 16.646; 14. 47X, Dylan Westbrook, Scotland, ONT, Can. [11], 16.662; 15. 55, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA [13], 16.675; 16. 88, Scottie McDonald, Porter, TX [21], 16.759; 17. 5G, Curt Michael, Ocean View, DE [39], 16.782; 18. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA [37], 16.782; 19. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Can. [22], 16.797; 20. 15, Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA [7], 16.808; 21. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK [32], 16.811; 22. 2KS, Jason Solwold, Mount Vernon, WA [23], 16.812; 23. 17A, Austin McCarl, Altoona, IA [51], 16.857; 24. 22K, Kaleb Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD [46], 16.925; 25. 18R, Lance Moss, Cherryville, NC [33], 16.959; 26. 20, AJ Moeller, Rockwell City, IA [25], 16.964; 27. 17, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX [53], 17.015; 28. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD [48], 17.044; 29. 75AU, Kyle Bellm, Nixa, MO [19], 17.055; 30. 11, Roger Crockett, Broken Arrow, OK [35], 17.062; 31. 13V, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE [9], 17.068; 32. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA [34], 17.095; 33. 23H, Randy Hannagan, Pittsboro, IN [40], 17.124; 34. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA [1], 17.156; 35. 29, Willie Croft, Roseville, CA [45], 17.164; 36. 19, Rob Weuve, Newton, IA [15], 17.205; 37. 22M, Shawn Murray, Jacksonville, FL [12], 17.247; 38. 7TAZ, Tasker Phillips, Pleasantville, IA [29], 17.289; 39. 14M, Jordon Mallett, Greenbrier, AR [54], 17.296; 40. 74, Brodie Tulloch, Brisbane, QLD, Aust. [27], 17.308; 41. 85, Dustin Daggett, Portland, MI [44], 17.342; 42. 41D, Dan Henning, Columbia, IA [16], 17.368; 43. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK [47], 17.418; 44. 24N, Nathan Mills, Bondurant, IA [43], 17.442; 45. 87H, Matthew Howard, Lawrence, KS [24], 17.475; 46. 21P, Robbie Price, Cobble Hill, BC, Can [42], 17.498; 47. 22G, Bryan Grimes, Slater, MO [6], 17.597; 48. 2X, Tucker Doughty, Sunnyvale, TX [52], 17.605; 49. W20, Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, OH [49], 17.659; 50. 07, Michael Bookout, Tulsa, OK [18], 17.808; 51. 51A, Elliot Amdahl, Flandreau, SD [41], 18.016; 52. 11B, Ben Woods, Newton, IA [50], 18.24; 53. 75, Glen Saville, Razorback, NSW, Aust. [30], 19.075; 54. 40C, Luke Cochran, Springfield, NE [5], 17.507; 55. 6, Frank Rodgers III, Lucas, IA [55], NT.
SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 4 to the A)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [2]; 2. 12N-Joey Saldana, [6]; 3. 20-A.J. Moeller, [1]; 4. 5H-Colby Copeland, [5]; 5. 17WX-Shane Golobic, [4]; 6. 88-Scottie McDonald, [3]; 7. 13V-Seth Brahmer, [7]; 8. 21P-Robbie Price, [10]; 9. 85-Dustin Daggett, [9]; 10. 19-Rob Weuve, [8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 17-Josh Baughman, [1]; 2. 9M-James McFadden, [6]; 3. 2KS-Jason Solwold, [2]; 4. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, [5]; 5. 5G-Curt Michael, [3]; 6. 09-Matt Juhl, [4]; 7. 2M-Matt Moro, [7]; 8. 22M-Shawn Murray, [8]; 9. 22G-Bryan Grimes, [10]; 10. 41D-Dan Henning, [9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 40-Clint Garner, [1]; 2. 17A-Austin McCarl, [2]; 3. 4X-Terry McCarl, [4]; 4. 4-Jon Agan, [3]; 5. 28-Scott Bogucki, [6]; 6. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [5]; 7. 95-Matt Covington, [9]; 8. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, [8]; 9. 23H-Randy Hannagan, [7]; 10. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [10]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 75AU-Kyle Bellm, [1]; 2. 14-Paul McMahan, [6]; 3. 22K-Kaleb Johnson, [2]; 4. 56N-Davey Heskin, [5]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill, [3]; 6. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [4]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson, [10]; 8. 14M-Jordon Mallett, [8]; 9. 24N-Nathan Mills, [9]; 10. 1A-John Anderson, [7]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 11-Roger Crockett, [1]; 2. 21-Brian Brown, [6]; 3. 17W-Harli White, [5]; 4. 15-Christian Bowman, [3]; 5. 55-McKenna Haase, [4]; 6. 29-Willie Croft, [7]; 7. 74-Brodie Tulloch, [8]; 8. 18R-Lance Moss, [2]; 9. 87H-Matthew Howard, [9]; 10. 07-Michael Bookout, [10]
Hoosier Tire C-Features (Top 4 advance to the B-Feature)
C Feature (10 Laps): 1. 23H-Randy Hannagan, [1]; 2. 85-Dustin Daggett, [4]; 3. 87H-Matthew Howard, [5]; 4. 19-Rob Weuve, [3]; 5. 22G-Bryan Grimes, [6]; 6. 2X-Tucker Doughty, [7]; 7. 11B-Ben Woods, [8]; 8. 51A-Elliot Amdahl, [9]; 9. 41D-Dan Henning, [11]; 10. 40C-Luke Cochran, [10]; 11. (DNF) 1A-John Anderson, [2]; 12. (DNF) 75-Glen Saville, [12]; (DNS) 24N-Nathan Mills, ; (DNS) 07-Michael Bookout, ; (DNS) 6-Frank Rogers,
BMRS B-Feature (Top 4 advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 28-Scott Bogucki, [1]; 2. 09-Matt Juhl, [4]; 3. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [2]; 4. 2M-Matt Moro, [12]; 5. 17WX-Shane Golobic, [3]; 6. 47X-Dylan Westbrook, [5]; 7. 55-McKenna Haase, [6]; 8. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, [15]; 9. 95-Matt Covington, [18]; 10. 29-Willie Croft, [13]; 11. 88-Scottie McDonald, [7]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson, [20]; 13. 13V-Seth Brahmer, [11]; 14. 5G-Curt Michael, [8]; 15. 23H-Randy Hannagan, [21]; 16. 21P-Robbie Price, [19]; 17. 18R-Lance Moss, [10]; 18. 14M-Jordon Mallett, [16]; 19. 77X-Alex Hill, [9]; 20. 85-Dustin Daggett, [22]; 21. 87H-Matthew Howard, [23]; 22. 22M-Shawn Murray, [14]; 23. (DNF) 74-Brodie Tulloch, [17]; 24. (DNF) 19-Rob Weuve, [24]
Sawblade.com A-Feature
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 9M-James McFadden, [7]; 2. 21-Brian Brown, [5]; 3. 12N-Joey Saldana, [8]; 4. 17A-Austin McCarl, [14]; 5. 56N-Davey Heskin, [2]; 6. 14-Paul McMahan, [6]; 7. 40-Clint Garner, [18]; 8. 09-Matt Juhl, [22]; 9. 5H-Colby Copeland, [4]; 10. 4X-Terry McCarl, [9]; 11. 17W-Harli White, [1]; 12. 17-Josh Baughman, [17]; 13. 4-Jon Agan, [10]; 14. 2KS-Jason Solwold, [13]; 15. 52-Blake Hahn, [12]; 16. 75AU-Kyle Bellm, [19]; 17. 11-Roger Crockett, [20]; 18. 15-Christian Bowman, [11]; 19. 2M-Matt Moro, [24]; 20. 20-A.J. Moeller, [16]; 21. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [21]; 22. (DNF) 3-Ayrton Gennetten, [23]; 23. (DNF) 71-Giovanni Scelzi, [3]; 24. (DNF) 22K-Kaleb Johnson, [15]
Lap Leader(s): Davey Heskin 1-16; James McFadden 17-20
Hard Charger: Matt Juhl +14
High Point Driver: N/A
Provisional(s): N/A
Lineups for Saturday, August 3, 2019
E-Feature (Top 4 advance to the D-Feature)
Lineup E Feature (8 Laps): 1. 2K-Kevin Ingle; 2. 74-Brodie Tulloch; 3. 21P-Robbie Price; 4. 85-Dustin Daggett; 5. 19-Rob Weuve; 6. 87H-Matthew Howard; 7. 1A-John Anderson; 8. 22G-Bryan Grimes; 9. 41D-Dan Henning; 10. 2X-Tucker Doughty; 11. 24N-Nathan Mills; 12. 07-Michael Bookout; 13. 51A-Elliot Amdahl; 14. 11B-Ben Woods; 15. 75-Glen Saville; 16. 40C-Luke Cochran; 17. 6-Frank Rogers
D-Feature (Top 4 advance to the C-Feature)
Lineup D Feature (10 Laps): 1. 3B-Spencer Bayston; 2. 66-Ricky Montgomery; 3. 45-Rusty Hickman; 4. 29-Willie Croft; 5. 18R-Lance Moss; 6. 13V-Seth Brahmer; 7. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips; 8. 81E-Eric Bridger; 9. 23H-Randy Hannagan; 10. 95-Matt Covington; 11. 33-Alan Zoutte; 12. 2D-Dusty Ballenger; 13. 53-Joe Beaver; 14. 64C-Casey Greubel; 15. 1CB-Chelsea Blevins; 16. 37H-Nicholas Howard; 17. 14M-Jordon Mallett; 18. 22M-Shawn Murray; 19. W20-Greg Wilson; 20. 22-Ryan Leavitt
C-Feature (Top 4 advance to the B-Feature)
Lineup C Feature (12 Laps): 1. 53D-Jack Dover; 2. 3P-Sawyer Phillips; 3. 11-Roger Crockett; 4. 17WX-Shane Golobic; 5. 20-A.J. Moeller; 6. 22K-Kaleb Johnson; 7. J2-John Carney II; 8. 41S-Dominic Scelzi; 9. 47X-Dylan Westbrook; 10. 76-Brad Comegys; 11. 55-McKenna Haase; 12. 18-Ryan Roberts; 13. 11X-Sammy Swindell; 14. 1K-Kelby Watt; 15. 88-Scottie McDonald; 16. 2M-Matt Moro; 17. 5J-Jamie Ball; 18. 5G-Curt Michael; 19. 35L-Cody Ledger; 20. 77X-Alex Hill
BMRS B-Feature (Top 4 advance to the A-Feature)
Lineup B Feature (15 Laps): 1. 17A-Austin McCarl; 2. 70-Calvin Landis; 3. 28-Scott Bogucki; 4. 44S-Trey Starks; 5. 71-Giovanni Scelzi; 6. 40-Clint Garner; 7. 4-Jon Agan; 8. 33M-Mason Daniel; 9. 52-Blake Hahn; 10. 44-Chris Martin; 11. 3-Ayrton Gennetten; 12. 17-Josh Baughman; 13. 2KS-Jason Solwold; 14. 23D-Devon Dobie; 15. 83-Rob Kubli; 16. 94-Jeff Swindell; 17. 99-Brady Bacon; 18. 1-Travis Rilat; 19. 15-Christian Bowman; 20. 75AU-Kyle Bellm
Sawblade.com A-Feature
Lineup A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 9M-James McFadden; 2. 12N-Joey Saldana; 3. 21-Brian Brown; 4. 14-Paul McMahan; 5. 5-Dusty Zomer; 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr; 9. 21K-Thomas Kennedy; 10. 9-Ryan Giles; 11. 56N-Davey Heskin; 12. 5H-Colby Copeland; 13. 26-Cory Eliason; 14. 71P-Parker Price-Miller; 15. 17W-Harli White; 16. 83H-Justin Henderson; 17. 4X-Terry McCarl; 18. 27-Carson McCarl; 19. 09-Matt Juhl; 20. 4J-Lee Grosz
2019 National Tour Driver Standings (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,710; 2. Blake Hahn 2,619; 3. Matt Covington 2,575; 4. Scott Bogucki 2,558; 5. John Carney II 2,551; 6. Roger Crockett 2,457; 7. Robbie Price 2,301; 8. Harli White 2,274; 9. Jordon Mallett 2,192; 10. Alex Hill 2,027; 11. Tucker Doughty 2,011 12. Jamie Ball 1,063; 13. Seth Bergman 826; 14. Travis Reber 699; 15. Jason Solwold 633; Points will be updated following Knoxville
2019 Race Winners: Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 7 (5/17 - I-96 Speedway; 5/18 - I-96 Speedway; 5/25 - Lake Ozark Speedway; 6/5 - Lawton Speedway; 6/8 - Salina Speedway; 7/12 - Gallatin Speedway; 7/19 - Big Sky Speedway); Blake Hahn - 2 (6/20 - Skagit Speedway; 7/20 - Big Sky Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 2 (6/14 - Brown County Speedway; 6/15 - Black Hills Speedway); Thomas Kennedy - 2 (4/25 - Eagle Raceway, 4/26 - U.S. 36 Raceway); John Carney II - 1 (5/26 - Lake Ozark Speedway); Travis Rilat - 1 (6/4 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (6/21 - Skagit Speedway); Robbie Price - 1 (6/22 - Skagit Speedway); Devon Borden - 1 (6/28 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Matt Covington - 1(6/29 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Ryan Giles - 1 (8/1 - Knoxville Raceway); James McFadden - 1 (8/2 - Knoxville Raceway);
Weather-Related Cancellations - 9: Devil's Bowl Speedway (3/15 and 3/16); Williams Grove Speedway (5/3); Selinsgrove Speedway (5/4); Lakeside Speedway (5/9); I-30 Speedway (5/11); Route 66 Motor Speedway (6/1); Creek County Speedway (6/6); Gallatin Speedway (7/13)
Boat Finds the Path to First Victory of 2019
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Eventual winner #84 Chad Boat battles #39BC Zeb Wise for the lead Thursday in round three of Pennsylvania Midget Week at Path Valley Speedway Park.
(Chad Warner Photo)
BOAT FINDS THE PATH TO FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Spring Run, Pennsylvania (August 1, 2019).........Chad Boat may have been Arizonian-born and bred, but his Pennsylvania Midget prowess of late has made the Keystone State sort of another adopted state when the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship arrives in the late summer.
Thursday night at Path Valley Speedway Park, Boat, who now actually resides in Mooresville, North Carolina, endured a lap-after-lap attack from Zeb Wise for much of the middle of the 30-lapper to win his first of the year. In fact, it was his first victory with the series since the Pennsylvania Midget Week finale almost exactly one year earlier following an up-and-down first half of 2019.
"It definitely feels good," Boat exclaimed. "We've kind of been just mediocre since the end of Indiana Midget Week. We ended that week strong with a third, a second, and we're knocking on the door. Then we went to Joliet and were decent but blew a tire. We ran fifth the first night out here and had a good run going last night, but it feels good to close one out. When you put yourself in a position to win races, you'll eventually win them."
The victory was Boat's second-straight at the quarter-mile dirt oval dating back to his last visit in 2017. His all-time leading fourth career Pennsylvania Midget Week triumph elevated him past Mel Kenyon as the winningest USAC National Midget driver in the state of Pennsylvania.
The victory was extra special due to the fact that Chad equaled his father, Billy, on the all-time USAC NOS Energy Drink feature win list with nine. It's an impressive accomplishment no matter which way you slice it, but Chad is quick to give credit to pops, a three-time "Turkey Night Grand Prix" Midget winner and Indianapolis 500 pole winner.
"He's got a lot more west coast wins than I do and a lot more overall," Chad said. "To have nine national wins, there's not a lot of people who have that many, and we're still going."
Boat began the feature from the third position, but immediately married himself to the bottom and drove by both pole sitter Tanner Thorson and outside front row starter Chris Windom, with Boat emerging from a three-wide tussle off turn two with the lead.
Boat was the lone occupant in the top-four utilizing the bottom. Second-running Thorson tried to follow suit in turns three and four, but previous night's Kutztown winner Zeb Wise ripped the top around Thorson to gain second as Boat stood tall 1.3 seconds ahead of the fray.
"I really wasn't sure if the bottom was going to be that good when we rolled out there," Boat admitted. "The top didn't look great; it was kind of dusty, but in one and two, there was a little bit of a lip to run on. I was pretty tight and thought I could run anywhere, then I got a good start and got by those guys on the first lap."
By lap ten, Boat cut through lapped traffic to build his advantage to over two seconds before the yellow fell for the stopped car of Bobby Butler in turn four, forcing a restart with 16 to go and the path now clear of traffic.
On the restart, Boat retook his chosen place on the bottom as Wise jumped back up top, resuming an early mid-race battle from the previous night when Wise took the lead from Boat in the same time frame, just before halfway. Tonight, Boat aimed to mold that narrative in his favor, although Wise pasted himself right to Boat about a car length behind and a car width to the right.
Wise kept after it, gaining closer and closer with a sweet run against the rail through turns three and four to nip Boat at the line by a sliver of chrome. The two remained wheel-to-wheel throughout the duration of the following three laps with Boat on the bottom and Wise up top, Wise eke-ing out the lead at the line again on the 18th lap.
The victory was Boat's second-straight at Path Valley. His fourth career Pennsylvania triumph elevated him past Mel Kenyon as the winningest USAC National Midget driver in the state. He also tied his father, Billy, as a nine-time winner with the series. (Michael Fry Photo)
Boat proved the low line still had everything he desired, returning to the lead with authority to beat Wise by inches at the line on lap 19. However, Wise was game, and surged back to the front on lap 20 by the narrowest of margins at the stripe. Boat got a run on the bottom going again between turns one and two as Wise bobbled atop the cushion, losing valuable real estate to Boat. Just behind, though, in fifth, Kyle Larson biked at the top of one before coming a to a rest. His car was towed back to the work area where repairs were made, and he returned for a 13th place finish.
The yellow reverted Wise to the head of the pack in front of Boat for the lap 21 restart. Rinse and repeat as the two stayed in their lanes and waged war once again. On the 23rd lap, Boat moved back ahead for good, beating Wise to the line by a car length.
Two laps later, 14th running Karsyn Elledge tipped over on the bottom of turn two, an incident which also collected both Larson and Steven Drevicki. That left one final restart for Boat to fend off Wise.
Boat trekked back to the bottom as Wise went to the top, bouncing off the curb, thus allowing both Windom and Thorson by on the bottom. The front of the field followed Boat on the bottom as he built a one second advantage over second in the final laps to carry onward to a victory by 1.079 sec. over Windom, Tyler Courtney, Thorson and Logan Seavey.
Contingency award winners Thursday night at Path Valley Speedway Park were Zeb Wise (Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier), Logan Seavey (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Tanner Carrick (Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner), Jerry Coons, Jr. (AutoMeter/Indy Race Parts Third Heat Winner), Timmy Buckwalter (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Kyle Larson (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 1, 2019 - Path Valley Speedway Park - Spring Run, Pennsylvania - 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval - Pennsylvania Midget Week
FATHEADZ EYEWEAR QUALIFYING: 1. Zeb Wise, 39BC, Clauson/Marshall-11.057 (New Track Record); 2. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 27, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.080; 3. Kyle Larson, 24, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.115; 4. Chad Boat, 84, Tucker/Boat-11.124; 5. Chris Windom, 17BC, Clauson/Marshall-11.150; 6. Tanner Thorson, 98, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.217; 7. Tyler Courtney, 7BC, Clauson/Marshall-11.239; 8. Tanner Carrick, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.256; 9. Jerry Coons, Jr., 25, Petry-11.277; 10. Logan Seavey, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.286; 11. Andrew Layser, 47BC, Clauson/Marshall-11.318; 12. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 5, Petry-11.341; 13. Karsyn Elledge, 1, Tucker/Boat-11.352; 14. Jason McDougal, 76m, FMR-11.548; 15. Ryan Greth, 4, Mullet-11.572; 16. Timmy Buckwalter, 29B, Seymour-11.670; 17. Steven Drevicki, 12, Heckman-11.743; 18. Bobby Butler, 5B, Myers-11.981; 19. Shawn Jackson, 7J, Jackson-12.003; 20. Kevin Woody, Jr., 25B, Buckwalter-12.012; 21. Alex Yankowski, 0, Buckwalter-12.085; 22. Zach Curtis, 75, Curtis-12.212; 23. Steve Craig, 55, Craig-12.266; 24. Alex Bright, 29A, Seymour-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Logan Seavey, 2. Tyler Courtney, 3. Zeb Wise, 4. Chad Boat, 5. Karsyn Elledge, 6. Timmy Buckwalter, 7. Shawn Jackson, 8. Zach Curtis. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Tanner Carrick, 2. Jason McDougal, 3. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 4. Chris Windom, 5. Andrew Layser, 6. Steven Drevicki, 7. Kevin Woody, Jr., 8. Steve Craig. 1:57.93 (New Track Record)
AUTOMETER/INDY RACE PARTS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Jerry Coons, Jr., 2. Kyle Larson, 3. Tanner Thorson, 4. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 5. Ryan Greth, 6. Alex Yankowski, 7. Bobby Butler. 1:58.52
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Chad Boat (3), 2. Chris Windom (2), 3. Tyler Courtney (7), 4. Tanner Thorson (1), 5. Logan Seavey (10), 6. Zeb Wise (6), 7. Jerry Coons, Jr. (9), 8. Tanner Carrick (8), 9. Timmy Buckwalter (16), 10. Andrew Layser (11), 11. Tucker Klaasmeyer (5), 12. Jason McDougal (14), 13. Kyle Larson (4), 14. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (12), 15. Alex Yankowski (21), 16. Steven Drevicki (17), 17. Kevin Woody, Jr. (20), 18. Steve Craig (23), 19. Zach Curtis (22), 20. Karsyn Elledge (13), 21. Ryan Greth (15), 22. Bobby Butler (18), 23. Shawn Jackson (19). NT
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**Karsyn Elledge flipped on lap 25 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-16 Chad Boat, Laps 17-18 Zeb Wise, Lap 19 Chad Boat, Laps 20-22 Zeb Wise, Laps 23-30 Chad Boat.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Timmy Buckwalter (16th to 9th)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Kyle Larson
NEW USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Tyler Courtney-1,309, 2-Chris Windom-1,222, 3-Logan Seavey-1,162, 4-Zeb Wise-1,112, 5-Kevin Thomas, Jr.-1,089, 6-Chad Boat-1,057, 7-Tanner Carrick-974, 8-Jerry Coons, Jr.-972, 9-Tucker Klaasmeyer-901, 10-Jason McDougal-877.
NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 2, 2019 - Linda's Speedway - Jonestown, Pennsylvania - "Pennsylvania Midget Week" - 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval
Different Direction for This Earnhardt Family Member ???
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Karsyn Elledge time trial lap USAC Midgets in Tuesday night's Pennsylvania Midget Week opener at Grandview Speedway.
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Karsyn Elledge daughter of Kelley Earnhardt Miller, granddaughter of Dale Earnhardt and niece of Dale Jr., has been running the USAC National Midget Series. The above photo was taken Tuesday July 30th at the Grandview Speedway during the USAC Midget race.
About 5 years ago she was racing winged Outlaw Karts and during an interview for Speed Sport Magazine she was asked what form of racing she would like to do, her answer was she would like to drive Sprint Cars but her mom wont let her .
On July 31st at the Kutztown , Pa Action Track USA she may have started up front in her heat and went on to win it in record time, but the other drivers in the heat were no slouches.
AUTOMETER/INDY RACE PARTS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Karsyn Elledge, 2. Jason McDougal, 3. Chris Windom, 4. Zeb Wise, 5. Chad Boat, 6. Steven Drevicki, 7. Alex Bright, 8. Alex Yankowski. 2:01.97 (New Track Record)
If she could learn to qualify better, she would start the features closer to the front. I hope she sticks to open wheel although the odds and family pressures of that are slim.
Bad Luck Follows Us To Eldora
Posted by: | CommentsWise Outduels Larson Down to the Wire at Kutztown
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#39BC Zeb Wise beats #24 Kyle Larson to the line by a half car length to win Wednesday's Pennsylvania Midget Week feature at Action Track USA.
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WISE OUTDUELS LARSON DOWN TO THE WIRE AT KUTZTOWN
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Kutztown, Pennsylvania (July 31, 2019).........Zeb Wise is becoming accustomed to logging his most memorable USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget moments in the state of Pennsylvania.
After bagging his first career series win after a two-month layoff due to injury and becoming the youngest winner in series history to boot, last August at Lanco, Wise might've one-upped himself in his second act in Wednesday's series debut at Action Track USA for round two of Pennsylvania Midget Week.
In this one, the 16-year-old Angola, Ind. native looked the part of a savvy, seasoned veteran having to hold off a relentless attack from Kyle Larson lap-after-lap-after-lap, down to the final corner.
"I told (Kyle) I literally closed my eyes about halfway through it when we were side-by-side because I didn't know what was going to happen," Wise admitted. "As I drove it into three, I saw him on the bottom throwing a slider. I knew it was coming regardless. He just kept going and I got to the middle and I'm like, 'I'm going to win or we're going to junk a racecar here.' I just put my foot to the floor and prayed to God that he stayed down and left me an inch or two up top and he gave me just enough room."
An inch or two was all Wise needed to fend off the hard-charging Larson on the final corner, bouncing off the outside concrete to break free on the outside and beat Larson to the line by a half-car length at the finish line, 0.078 of a second to be exact, for his second career series win in his Clauson-Marshall Racing/NOS Energy Drink/Spike/Stanton SR-11x.
Wise started fourth but occupied the third position from the opening lap for the first nine laps as he watched outside front row starter Logan Seavey lead the first seven circuits, then polesitter Chad Boat take over up front on the eighth lap. Wise ripped his way to the second spot past Seavey on the tenth go-around.
On the 11th lap, Larson began his charge toward the front, clearing teammates Tanner Thorson and Seavey in turn three to move from fifth to third.
"Those guys got to sliding each other early and I was able to sneak by a couple on the bottom," Larson said. "People just kept committing coming off two, then they'd fall off the shelf and I was able to get by. I was hoping Zeb would do that eventually."
The following lap, Wise utilized the high line off turn four as leader Boat took the middle road down the front straight. Wise crossed over from the top of turn four to the bottom of turn one where he slid by for the race lead with 18 to go.
After riding by Boat at the midway point for the runner-up spot, Larson made gains on Wise as he rolled the bottom in turns one and two while taking the high road in turns three and four. As the laps ticked away around the tight 1/5-mile dirt oval, Larson inched closer to Wise just as traffic began to factor in.
As the white streak of Larson ducked underneath Wise time-after-time off turn two, Wise's attention was piqued, and he decided to put his fate into his own hands. With eight laps remaining, Wise switched lanes and locked up the bottom line in turns one and two.
With traffic occupying the bottom line on the following lap, Wise was forced back to the top of one and two. Larson tried the middle in one and two with three to go, pulling even with Wise at the exit of turn two as the lapped car of Karsyn Elledge clung to the bottom, briefly making it three-wide. Wise stuck to the top in three and four while Larson rode through the middle wheel-to-wheel through the exit of four.
Moments later, Boat spun to a stop in turn two while battling for fourth with Thorson, forcing a yellow flag and a restart with Wise leading and Larson right on his tail in second.
On the restart, Wise knew he had to throw a changeup in order to prevent Larson from continuing his continuous lurch toward him on the bottom of turns one and two, so he went with his intuition.
"Through lapped traffic, I was running the top in one and two and I could see Kyle on the bottom peeking," Wise recalled. "I felt like I held my speed through three and four really well, so I didn't want to change anything there. I made the decision to stick to the bottom in one and two and still run the top in three and four."
When racing resumed, Larson fired another slider toward Wise in turn three, only to pull even at the exit of four with Wise holding on. Wise shot to the bottom of one and two, but Larson decided not to follow, instead, moving up a lane to the middle which briefly allowed Wise to gain a car length on his lead.
Coming to the white flag, entering turn three, Larson successfully slid past the nose of Wise for the race lead. However, Wise was prepared, and immediately crossed over downhill off turn four to beat Larson to the line by a single car length.
Zeb Wise (Angola, Ind.) earned his second career USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget feature win, both of which have come during Pennsylvania Midget Week.
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On the final lap, Larson had Wise lined up to make one last final slider attempt on Wise. Larson slid his car in deep from the bottom of three to the top of four. Instead of crossing over, Wise kept his foot in it, with no room to spare on either side, bouncing his right rear tire off the outside wall, but keeping the car straight as they raced to the line with Wise emerging as the victor by less than a half a car length.
Previous night's Pennsylvania Midget Week opener winner at Grandview, Chris Windom, finished third after starting 12th to earn KSE Racing Products Hard Charger honors. Tanner Thorson was fourth ahead of series point leader Tyler Courtney to round out the top-five.
Larson came up just short in his bid for victory on what was his 27th birthday. The Elk Grove, Calif. native thought he had squeezed Wise just enough off the final corner to stifle his momentum toward the checkered, but it was not to be, instead taking second place for his third top-three finish in five series starts this season.
"On that restart, he did a good job changing his lane," a complimentary Larson said. "I thought he would stay running it all the way up there, but he shut it down and ran the bottom in one and two and I had to try to roll a lane up just do everything I could to try to throw something at him in three and four. (On the last lap) I left him about a quarter of a lane off of four and he somehow squeezed through it."
Contingency award winners Wednesday night at Action Track USA were Tyler Courtney (Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier & Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Andrew Layser (Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner), Karsyn Elledge (AutoMeter/Indy Race Parts Third Heat Winner), Chris Windom (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Tucker Klaasmeyer (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 31, 2019 - Action Track USA - Kutztown, Pennsylvania - 1/5-Mile Dirt Oval - Pennsylvania Midget Week
FATHEADZ EYEWEAR QUALIFYING: 1. Tyler Courtney, 7BC, Clauson/Marshall-11.313 (New Track Record); 2. Kyle Larson, 24, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.357; 3. Zeb Wise, 39BC, Clauson/Marshall-11.380; 4. Tanner Thorson, 98, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.381; 5. Logan Seavey, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.436; 6. Chad Boat, 84, Tucker/Boat-11.481; 7. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 5, Petry-11.509; 8. Timmy Buckwalter, 29B, Seymour-11.545; 9. Jason McDougal, 76m, FMR-11.548; 10. Tanner Carrick, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.576; 11. Jerry Coons, Jr., 25, Petry-11.588; 12. Chris Windom, 17BC, Clauson/Marshall-11.601; 13. Ethan Mitchell, 19m, Bundy Built-11.645; 14. Andrew Layser, 47BC, Clauson/Marshall-11.669; 15. Steven Drevicki, 12, Heckman-11.751; 16. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 27, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.775; 17. Billy Pauch, Jr., 72, Heffner-11.783; 18. Karsyn Elledge, 1, Tucker/Boat-12.024; 19. Kameron Morral, 4, Mullet-12.031; 20. Bobby Butler, 5B, Myers-12.033; 21. Alex Yankowski, 0, Buckwalter-12.076; 22. Brett Conkling, 0NJ, Conkling-12.409; 23. Shawn Jackson, 7J, Jackson-NT; 24. Alex Bright, 29A, Seymour-(Time of 11.892 disallowed).
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Tyler Courtney, 2. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 3. Tanner Thorson, 4. Tanner Carrick, 5. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 6. Kameron Morral, 7. Brett Conkling, 8. Ethan Mitchell. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Andrew Layser, 2. Timmy Buckwalter, 3. Logan Seavey, 4. Jerry Coons, Jr., 5. Kyle Larson, 6. Billy Pauch, Jr., 7. Bobby Butler, 8. Shawn Jackson. NT
AUTOMETER/INDY RACE PARTS THIRD HEAT: (10 laps, all transfer to the feature) 1. Karsyn Elledge, 2. Jason McDougal, 3. Chris Windom, 4. Zeb Wise, 5. Chad Boat, 6. Steven Drevicki, 7. Alex Bright, 8. Alex Yankowski. 2:01.97 (New Track Record)
FEATURE: (30 laps, starting position in parentheses) 1. Zeb Wise (4), 2. Kyle Larson (5), 3. Chris Windom (12), 4. Tanner Thorson (3), 5. Tyler Courtney (6), 6. Logan Seavey (2), 7. Andrew Layser (14), 8. Jason McDougal (9), 9. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (7), 10. Jerry Coons, Jr. (11), 11. Tanner Carrick (10), 12. Billy Pauch, Jr. (17), 13. Tucker Klaasmeyer (16), 14. Chad Boat (1), 15. Steven Drevicki (15), 16. Karsyn Elledge (18), 17. Alex Yankowski (21), 18. Bobby Butler (20), 19. Brett Conkling (22), 20. Timmy Buckwalter (8), 21. Alex Bright (24), 22. Ethan Mitchell (13), 23. Kameron Morral (19), 24. Shawn Jackson (23). NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 Logan Seavey, Laps 8-12 Chad Boat, Laps 13-30 Zeb Wise.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Chris Windom (12th to 3rd)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Tucker Klaasmeyer
NEW USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Tyler Courtney-1,238, 2-Chris Windom-1,148, 3-Logan Seavey-1,096, 4-Kevin Thomas, Jr.-1,049, 5-Zeb Wise-1,045, 6-Chad Boat-979, 7-Tanner Carrick-917, 8-Jerry Coons, Jr.-912, 9-Tucker Klaasmeyer-849, 10-Jason McDougal-831.
NEXT USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 1, 2019 - Path Valley Speedway Park - Spring Run, Pennsylvania - "Pennsylvania Midget Week" - 1/4-Mile Dirt Oval
Thunder on the Hill Results
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THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
CHRIS WINDOM SHINES AT KEN BRENN USAC MIDGET MASTERS; JEFF STRUNK GRABS GRANDVIEW CAREER WIN NUMBER 200, 14TH THUNDER VICTORY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (July 30, 2019) – It was a thrilling night of racing Tuesday night at Grandview Speedway for the return of the USAC Midgets – teamed up with the NASCAR 358 Modifeds -- as part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series. The Ken Brenn USAC Midget Masters event was won by Chris Windom, while Jeff Strunk picked up his second consecutive Thunder Modified win and fourteenth career Thunder victory.
The 30 lap victory marked Windom’s second career midget win, battling it out with teammate Tyler Courtney in the late stages of the event.
“I hated to see all those late race restarts,” Windom said in victory lane. “For us (he and Courtney) to finish first and second the first night into Pennsylvania Midget Week is pretty cool.”
Windom inherited the top starting position from Zeb Wise, who moved to a back-up car and was forced to the rear of the field.
At the drop of the green flag, Windom muscled to the front holding off Kevin Thomas Jr. for the initial five circuits around the one-third mile Bechtelsville raceway. With a battle building behind the top competitors, Courtney moved into the third position followed by Jason McDougal, and Kyle Larson.
The top five charged around nose-to-tail swapping race grooves and weaving in and out of lapped traffic, while Windom maintained the top spot.
The red flag flew on lap 23 for Steve Buckwalter, who rolled over after contact with a spinning Zeb Wise.
Courtney moved to second with five laps remaining as Tanner Carrick and Kyle Larson both battled past Kevin Thomas, Jr. With four competitors dicing it out for second position, Windom was able to pull away to a ten-car advantage.
A lap 28 caution slowed the field for the final time, and set up a two-lap dash to the checkered flag.
Windom held the point as the green flag waved, with teammate Tyler Courtney right on his rear bumper.
As the two approached for the white flag, Courtney shot to the bottom of the race track charging inside Windom securing the lead heading into turn 1. But Windom battled back down the backstretch, regained the top spot and scored the Ken Brenn Midget Masters win.
“I knew the slider was coming,” Windom said of Courtney in Victory Lane. “I’m just glad I was able to sneak back by him, I did everything I could to hold him off.”
After a valiant effort, Tyler Courtney would settle for second, Tanner Carrick finished in third, Tanner Thorson came from a 15th starting position to finish fourth, and Chad Boat finished in the fifth position.
Kyle Larson set the Quick Time with a lap of 14.310 setting an initial track record for the USAC Midgets. USAC Midget qualifying events were won by Tanner Thorson, Tyler Courtney, and Jason McDougal.
In the NASCAR 358 Modified event, Doug Manmiller and Tim Buckwalter led the field to the drop of the green flag with Manmiller holding the lead for the initial two laps. Buckwalter would takeover the top spot on lap three with Meme Desantis and Manmiller right on his tail.
All eyes were on Jeff Strunk as he moved into second on the eighth lap of the event – from his fifth-place starting spot. And powered past Buckwalter for the lead, two laps later.
In a race without any caution flags, Strunk was able to steer the Glenn Hyneman-owned number 126 machine around heavy lapped traffic maintaining the lead and claiming his 200th career victory.
Craig VonDohren closed in the late stages – but would settle for second place, Tim Buckwalter finished in third, Kevin Hirthler finished in fourth and Brett Kressley finished in fifth after starting in the 14th position.
NASCAR 358 Modified Heat Races were won by Kevin Hirthler, Tim Buckwalter, and Alex Yankowski
Ken Brenn Sr. was on hand for the event in his honor posing for photographs alongside Kyle Larson – who piloted a Keith Kunz-owned midget painted up like Brenn’s famed number 24 machine.
The NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series returns on Thursday, August 22 with the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprint Cars, alongside the NASCAR 38 Modifieds.
USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Championship
Time Trials - 1 . Kyle Larson - 14.310 , 2 . Tyler Courtney - 14.323 , 3 . Jason McDougal - 14.344 , 4 . Chris Windom - 14.422 , 5 . Kevin Thomas, Jr. - 14.441 , 6 . Tanner Carrick - 14.469 , 7 . Zeb Wise - 14.469 , 8 . Ethan Mitchell - 14.520 , 9 . Chad Boat - 14.534 , 10 . Jerry Coons, Jr. - 14.554 , 11 . Tucker Klaasmeyer - 14.623 , 12 . Steve Drevicki - 14.633 , 13 . Karsyn Elledge - 14.640 , 14 . Andrew Layser - 14.653 , 15 . Logan Seavey - 14.671 , 16 . Tanner Thorson - 14.708 , 17 . Steve Buckwalter - 14.877 , 18 . Shawn Jackson - 15.227 , 19 . Bruce Buckwalter - 15.327 , 20 . Ryan Greth - 15.365 , 21 . Bobby Butler - 15.408 , 22 . Kevin Woody - 15.660 , 23 . Steve Craig - 15.981 , 24 . Brett Conkling - 16.109 , 25 . Zach Curtis - 16.456
Heat 1 (8 Laps) – 1. Tanner Thorson 2. Karsyn Elledge 3. Jerry Coons, Jr. 4. Chris Windom 5. Kyle Larson
Heat 2 (8 Laps) – 1. Tyler Courtney 2. Steve Buckwalter 3. Tucker Klaasmeyer 4. Kevin Thomas, Jr. 5. Andrew Layser
Heat 3 (8Laps) – 1. Jason McDougal 2. Zeb Wise 3. Logan Seavey 4. Steven Drevicki 5. Shawn Jackson
Ken Brenn Midget Masters (30 Laps) – 1. Chris Windom 2. Tyler Courtney 3. Tanner Carrick 4. Tanner Thorson 5. Chad Boat 6. Kevin Thomas Jr. 7. Tucker Klaasmeyer 8. Kyle Larson 9. Jerry Coons Jr. 10. Logan Seavey 11. Zeb Wise 12. Andrew Laser 13. Jason McDougal 14. Karsyn Elledge 15. Shawn Jackson 17. Zach Curtis 17. Steven Drevicki 18. Steve Buckwalter 19. Kevin Woody 20. Bruce Buckwalter 21. Steve Craig 22. Brett Conkling 23. Bobby Butler 24. Ryan Greth
NASCAR 358 Modifieds
Heat 1 (10 Laps) – 1. Kevin Hirthler 2. Ryan Lilick 3. Craig VonDohren 4. Doug Manmiller 5. Billy Pauch Jr. 6. Louden Reimert
Heat 2 (10 Laps) – 1. Tim Buckwalter 2. Ray Swinehart 3. Jeff Strunk 4. Brian Hirthler 5. Brett Kressley 6. Rick Laubach
Heat 3 (10 Laps) – 1. Alex Yankowski 2. Duane Howard 3. Mike Lisowski 4. Meme Desantis 5. Briggs Danner 6. Dylan Swinehart
Modified Feature (30 Laps) – 1. Jeff Strunk 2. Craig VonDohren 3. Tim Buckwalter 4. Kevin Hirthler 5. Brett Kressley 6. Duane Howard 7. Mike Gular 8. Meme Desantis 9. Alex Yankowski 10. Brian Hirthler 11. Ryan Lilick 12. Rick Laubach 13. Mike Lisowski 14. Louden Reimert 15. Briggs Danner 16. Frank Cozze 17. Ryan Beltz 18. Justin Grim 19. Don Norris Jr. 20. Billy Pauch Jr. 21. Glenn Strunk 22. Mark Kratz 23. Ray Swinehart 24. Dylan Swinehart 25. Doug Manmiller 26. TJ Lilly
