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BITNER WINS AT PORT ROYAL; DREVICKI TAKES EAST COAST TITLE
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BITNER WINS AT PORT ROYAL; DREVICKI TAKES EAST COAST TITLE
Port Royal, PA........Mark Bitner of Columbus, New Jersey led all 20 laps to win Saturday night's USAC East Coast Sprint finale, but second-place finisher Steven Drevicki polished off the 2018 series championship. Eddie Strada, Chandler and Joey Biasi rounded out the "top-five" at the finish.
USAC EAST COAST SPRINT RACE RESULTS: August 25, 2018 - Port Royal, Pennsylvania - Port Royal Speedway
FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Chandler Leiby (#119 Leiby), 2. Steven Drevicki (#19 Drevicki), 3. Bill Unglert (#33B Unglert), 4. Joey Biasi (#B1 Biasi), 5. Eric Jennings (#32 Neiger/Hamilton), 6. Joe Kata (#B1x Biasi), 7. Jason Cherry (#67c Cherry). NT
SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Eddie Strada (#5G Gallagher), 2. Mark Bitner (#15 Bitner), 3. Trey Hivner (#7 TH Racing), 4. Chris Allen Jr. (#71 Allen), 5. Trevor Kobylarz (#14B Kobylarz), 6. Ryan Quackenbush (#5Q RQR Racing), 7. Brian Riccio (#09 Riccio). NT
FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Mark Bitner, 2. Steven Drevicki, 3. Eddie Strada, 4. Chandler Leiby, 5. Joey Biasi, 6. Bill Unglert, 7. Chris Allen Jr., 8. Eric Jennings, 9. Ryan Quackenbush, 10. Joe Kata, 11. Trey Hivner, 12. Jason Cherry, 13. Trevor Kobylarz, 14. Brian Riccio. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Bitner.
FINAL USAC EAST COAST SPRINT POINTS: 1-Drevicki-512, 2-Biasi-468, 3-Strada-452, 4-Leiby-439, 5-Ryan Godown-347, 6-Bitner-323, 7-Kobylarz-320, 8-Quackenbush-316, 9-Unglert-283, 10-Jennings-273.
HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsHamlin, PA -Hamlin Speedway Delivers A Grand Slam With 10 Feature Events
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
The past few weeks of the summer of 2018 have been brutally unkind to track promoters in the Northeast while some have able to keep one step ahead of the whims of Mother Nature and keep their speedway gates open. Hamlin Speedway Promoters Randy and Denise Smith have been part of the lucky ones as the racing has gone on with great entertaining shows being presented. Saturday night was a carbon copy of some of the past weeks as seven divisions of racing thrilled the standing room only crowd of fans in attendance with a show that climaxed with the running of an unbelievable ten feature event program show capping off a great night of racing. More than 100 entries came out to the speedway for the high flying racing action. The evening of speed was sponsored by the good folks at S&S Speedways Indoor Go Karts located in Stroudsburg, PA. (www.ssspeedways.com) Some new winners found their way to the RLE Towing and Recovery Winners Circle at the end of the evening. The ten feature show was completed at 10:37 PM.
The Saturday night action found new winners emerging in some divisions while some veteran performers were at the top of their game to keep their own momentum going. "The Rockaway Rocket" Danny Buccafusca was flawless as he captured his second consecutive All Star Slingshot feature wheeling the Gilroy Motorsports hot rod to victory. Cody Motto found the zone and pedaled his way to his second 2018 win at Hamlin in the Motto Motorsports entry in the Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modified feature headliner. The Super Slinger feature found "The Fighting Irishman" John Gilroy the class of the field with a dominating win. Two new winners emerged at Hamlin as Mike Thompson captured the first of two feature headliners while Aidan Borden scored his first win the second of the JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint finales. "Bad" Chad Sandt was all business as led all thirty laps to claim his third win of the season win of the season in the special Chad Wheeler Excavating Wingless 600 Sprint headliner. "Junior Excitement" JJ Rice captured his first win of the season in a very exciting Junior Slingshot event. Alex Reinsmith rolled to his third win of the season in the 270 Sprint feature attraction. "Lil Miss" Shelby McLaughlin raced to her fourth win of the season in the held-over Junior Slingshot finale. "The Oxford Express" Dale Kober captured his first All Star Slingshot win of the season in the held-over event from July 21st.
In the regular All Star Slingshot feature, Danny Buccafusca grabbed the lead at the start of the twenty lap main and quickly distanced himself from the field with some torrid 13.6 second laps around the 1/5th mile clay oval. Scott Neary found himself in a runner-up role and was fending off top notch competition with Wes Hearn and CJ Fritz applying the pressure. The night belonged to Buccafusca as he raced to his second consecutive main event victory. Neary was second with Hearn third, Fritz fourth and Jared Silfee claiming fifth place. New Yorker Tyler Banks headed up the second five with Paul Ennes, Dale Kober, Tanner Jones and Ashley Kober and Mason Pittenger completing the top ten.
In the Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modified run, Cody Motto rocketed out front at the drop of the green flag and throughout the twenty laps of the event remained there as he scored win number two of the 2018 season. Adam Buchel, Tanner VanDoren and Amanda Buchel remained within striking distance and that would be how they came across the finish line. Joel Smith completed the top five. The second five found Anthony Recchio in sixth with Jeff Hineline, Anthony Chrobak, Jacob Nemeth and John Bachetti following.
The 270 Sprint feature found Glenn Macomber taking off with the lead at the start and he would lead for the first eight laps until mechanical woes sidelined him from the event. Alex Reinsmith inherited the lead and he would dominate the action to go on and claim his third win of the season. Kyle Ferrucci would claim runner-up honors while Anthony Chrobak finished third.
The Super Slingshot feature event found eleven entries going for the gold. Paul Ennes, with a front row start, jumped out front and would lead through five laps. A restart brought the field together and when the light went green Gilroy went fast as he took command of the event and would lead the rest of the way to claim what would be his first ever win at the speedway. Roger Collins raced from ninth to second to score runner-up honors. Wes Hearn, Dale Kober and Paul Ennes would finish as the top five. The second five was headed up by the returning "Flying Dutchman" Richie Van Orden as he returned racing after a long hiatus. Greg Zellman, Wally Bell, David Guest, Jim Conroy and Jan Gensits completed the field.
JJ Rice raced into the lead from his front row start and would lead every lap to earn hid first victory of the season at Hamlin. Lots of pressure came his way throughout the twenty lap event as Kasey Hufcut, Shelby McLaughlin and RJ Sherman were relentless in attempting to slip past Rice. Hufcut would try late in the race but slipped high to allow McLaughlin to race by. Rice would win over McLaughlin with Hufcut third. James Benz would race from eighth starting place to claim fourth at the end with RJ Sherman rounding out the top five. The second five found Brian Smith heading up that parade with Charlene Benz, Aidan Donaldson, Joey Kalafut and Austin Homan completing the top ten positions.
Zack Weisenfluh led the first nine laps of the first JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint encounter. A restart found newcomer Mike Thompson taking over the point and he would lead the rest of the way to claim his first ever Hamlin win. Weisenfluh was second with Noah Zielinski, Rich Maguire and Earl Rice completing the top five.
In the second JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless 600 main, Aidan Borden raced to the front at the drop of the green flag and would lead every lap on his way to his first ever Hamlin Speedway victory. Brandon Nicholas kept pace and was the runner-up while Jack Hanna, the returning Scott Slater Jr and Dennis Chamberlain would round out the top five. Cody Powell headed up the next group with Dennis Stawinsky and Matt Zielinski following.
Chad Sandt took the lead at the start of the headliner Chad Wheeler Excavating 600 Sprint special event when he drove to the top of the raceway in turn one and powered his way into the lead. Sandt would receive extreme pressure from Colin White, Mick D'Agostino and Joey Amantea as the laps clicked off but Sandt proved up to be up to the task at hand on this night. White would trade slide jobs with Sandt throughout the event but Sandt would prevail each time. The top four were nose to tail throughout and the competition was top notch all of the way. Sandt would win his third feature of the season with White, D'Agostino and Amantea second through fourth. A late charge from 13th position brought Joel Smith a top five finish. Heading up the second five were Paul Richards Jr, Mike Thompson, Bobby Butler, Jacob Balliet and Joseph Smith. Fifteen starters completed all thirty laps.
In the held-over All Star event, Dale Kober took advantage of a front row start and would lead all of the way to earn his first feature win of the season in the division. Danny Buccafusca would capture runner-up honors while Tyler Banks, CJ Fritz and Wes Hearn completed the top five. The second five was headed up by Scott Neary with Rachel Dickinson, Adam Buchel, Jared Silfee and Ashley Kober.
The Junior Slingshot held-over event found Shelby McLaughlin leading every lap despite the constant pressure from Kasey Hufcut who would finish second. Aidan Donaldson raced to third while JJ Rice and James Benz completed the top five. The second five found Mikey Johannes, Joey Kalafut, Ashton DeWitt, RJ Sherman and Brian Smith following.
PEARL JAMS:
The hotly contested evening of racing entertainment was precise in every step of the way and even with a couple of breaks for track maintenance the staff kept moving the program along swiftly and the seven division, ten feature show was completed at 10:37 PM. Kudos to Randy Smith for an excellent track surface that found the drivers utilizing many racing channels throughout the evening of competition.
The JPA Masonry Rookie Wingless 600 Sprints were captured by Jack Hanna and Mike Thompson. The Wingless 600 Sprints ran off two rounds of heats with Hunter Metzger and Colin White capturing the first set and Mike Thompson and Chad Sandt prevailing in round two. Kyle Ferrucci captured the 270 Sprint heat. Wally Bell won the Super Slingers heat event. Stage One Modified heats went to Joel Smith and Jeff Hineline.
Time Trials were the order for the All Star Slingshots and the Junior Slingshot divisions. Danny Buccafusca was the top time in the All Stars with a 14.098 second time over Scott Neary's 14.199 time. In the Junior division, Kasey Hufcut was the top timer with a 14.866 time, just nipping JJ Rice who timed at 14.891 seconds.
New faces emerged on Saturday night as Richie VanOrden made his return to Hamlin, where he enjoyed much success in the past. Brett Romer was a new entry as well. Anthony Chrobak was back in the saddle of the second Motto entry. Jan Gensits was on board in the Super Slingers. Brock Pinkerous and Jakoby Thompson were new arrivals for the Junior Slingshots while Evan VanValkneburg returned to action. Mike Thompson, Scott Slater Jr, Jake Eby and Bob Hummer were new Rookie 600 entries. Bobby Butler returned to the speedway while Zach Weidner and Don Colaluce made their first appearances in some time.
Even though the season is in the latter stages of the 2018 racing season, there is still plenty of hot racing action coming to close out the season. The Mom and Pop Smith Memorial for the Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds will head up the Labor Day Show on August 31st as the speedway pays tribute to two of the pioneers of racing in the Northeast.
RESULTS:
All Star Slingshots: Danny Buccafusca, Scott Neary, Wes Hearn, CJ Fritz, Jared Silfee, Tyler Banks, Paul Ennes, Dale Kober, Tanner Jones, Ashley Kober, Rich VanOrden, Adam Buchel, Rachel Dickinson, Wally Bell, Brett Romer, Jasper Ziegafuse
Winged 270cc Sprints: Alex Reinsmith, Kyle Ferrucci, Anthony Chrobak, Glenn Macomber
Chad Wheeler Excavating Wingless 600cc Sprints: (30 Laps) Chad Sandt, Colin White, Mick D'Agostino, Joey Amantea, Joel Smith, Paul Richards Jr, Mike Thompson, Bobby Butler, Jacob Balliet, Joseph Smith, Zach Weidner, Mack Brink, Duane White, Tyler Lindsay, Joe Nemeth, Don Colaluce, Fred Heinly, Cody Smith, Aidan Borden, Hunter Metzger
Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Cody Motto, Adam Buchel, Tanner VanDoren, Amanda Buchel, Joel Smith, Anthony Recchio, Jeff Hineline, Anthony Chrobak, Jacob Nemeth, John Bachetti, Jasper Ziegafuse, Joel Price
Junior Slingshots: JJ Rice, Shelby McLaughlin, Kasey Hufcut, James Benz, RJ Sherman, Brian Smith, Charlene Benz, Aidan Donaldson, Joey Kalafut, Austin Homan, James Hendricks, Ashton DeWitt, Evan VanValkenburg, Mason Trautschold, James Costlow, Brock Pinkerous, Mikey Johannes, Jakoby Thompson
Super Slingshots: John Gilroy, Roger Collins, Wes Hearn, Dale Kober, Paul Ennes, Rich VanOrden, Greg Zellman, Wally Bell, David Guest, Jim Conroy, Jan Gensits
JPA Masonry Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (1) Mike Thompson, Zach Weisenfluh, Noah Zielinski, Rich Maguire, Earl Rice, Jake Eby, Ryan Lacoe, Carmen Leggio Sr, Bob Hummer, Fred Heinly
JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Wingless Sprints: (2) Aidan Borden, Brandon Nicholas, Jack Hanna, Scott Slater Jr, Dennis Chamberlain, Cody Powell, Dennis Stawinsky, Matt Zielinski, Richie Maguire, Tony Parlanti
Junior Slingshots: (Heldover from 7/21) Shelby McLaughlin, Kasey Hufcut, Aiden Donaldson, JJ Rice, James Benz, Mikey Johannes, Joey Kalafut, Ashton DeWitt, RJ Sherman, Brian Smith, Charlene Benz, Brock Pinkerous, Mason Trautschold
All Star Slingshots: (Heldover from 7/21) Dale Kober, Danny Buccafusca, Tyler Banks, CJ Fritz, Wes Hearn, Scott Neary, Rachel Dickinson, Adam Buchel, Jared Silfee, Ashley Kober, Jasper Ziegafuse, Tanner Jones
Racing action returns every Saturday evening from April through September. The next event on the Hamlin Speedway schedule is set for August 31st when the Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds headline the action with the running of the Annual Mom and Pop Smith Memorial event. All regular seven divisions will be on the race card.
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. Tilcon, Ron Brown Hauling, JPA Masonry, Chad Wheeler Excavating, RLE Towing and Recovery, 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 2018 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: http://www.hamlinspeed.com/ or on facebook at:
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QUICK RESULTS: Carson Macedo holds off PA Posse at Lincoln Speedway
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Winner Carson Macedo (Paul Arch Photo)
Contact: Tyler Altmeyer
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QUICK RESULTS: Carson Macedo holds off PA Posse at Lincoln Speedway
Contingency Awards/Results: Lincoln Speedway - August 25, 2018:
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 37 entrants
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Kyle Larson - 13.400 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Kyle Larson - 13.205 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Adam Wilt
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Ryan Smith
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Freddie Rahmer
Mobil 1 Heat #4: Carson Macedo
JE Pistons Dash #1: Tim Glatfelter
Wix Filters Dash #2: Carson Macedo
Classic Ink USA B-Main: Tony Stewart
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Carson Macedo
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Brian Montieth (+10)
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 57-Kyle Larson, 13.205; 2. 21-Brian Montieth, 13.580; 3. 48-Danny
Dietrich, 13.598; 4. 15-Adam Wilt, 13.604; 5. 55K-Robbie Kendall,
13.700; 6. 4R-Chase Dietz, 13.709; 7. 16-Matt Campbell, 13.725; 8.
39M-Anthony Macri, 13.749; 9. 59-Jim Siegel, 13.905; 10. 5-Tyler Ross,
14.194
Group (B)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.257; 2. 39-Cory Haas, 13.515; 3. 1X-Chad
Trout, 13.581; 4. 11-Ryan Smith, 13.678; 5. 4-Brock Zearfoss, 13.709;
6. 99M-Kyle Moody, 13.783; 7. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.785; 8. 74-Dwayne
Gutshall, 14.057; 9. 44-Trey Starks, 99.190
Group (C)
1. O7-Gerard McIntyre, 13.362; 2. 87k-Alan Krimes, 13.378; 3.
51-Freddie Rahmer, 13.412; 4. 69-Tim Glatfelter, 13.583; 5. 14-Tony
Stewart, 13.652; 6. 7K-Cale Conley, 13.678; 7. 7ks-Dan Shetler,
13.817; 8. 3B-Randy Baughman, 13.834; 9. 73B-Brett Michalski, 14.557
Group (D)
1. 70-Dave Blaney, 13.485; 2. 49x-Tim Shaffer, 13.539; 3. 88-Brandon
Rahmer, 13.649; 4. 3G-Carson Macedo, 13.654; 5. 13-Paul McMahan,
13.699; 6. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe, 13.789; 7. 1s-Tim Wagaman, 13.877; 8.
22-Brandon Spithaler, 13.910; 9. 35-Tyler Esh, 14.278
Heat #1 - Group (A) (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 15-Adam Wilt [1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [4]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [2];
4. 21-Brian Montieth [3]; 5. 55K-Robbie Kendall [5]; 6. 4R-Chase Dietz
[6]; 7. 16-Matt Campbell [7]; 8. 59-Jim Siegel [9]; 9. 39M-Anthony
Macri [8]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 11-Ryan Smith [1]; 2. 1X-Chad Trout [2]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4];
4. 39-Cory Haas [3]; 5. 4-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 6. 10H-Chad Kemenah [7];
7. 99M-Kyle Moody [6]; 8. 74-Dwayne Gutshall [8]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 51-Freddie Rahmer [2]; 2. 69-Tim Glatfelter [1]; 3. O7-Gerard
McIntyre [4]; 4. 7K-Cale Conley [6]; 5. 87K-Alan Krimes [3]; 6.
7KS-Dan Shetler [7]; 7. 14-Tony Stewart [5]; 8. 73B-Brett Michalski
[9]; 9. 3B-Randy Baughman [8]
Heat #4 - Group (D) (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 3G-Carson Macedo [1]; 2. 49X-Tim Shaffer [3]; 3. 13-Paul McMahan
[5]; 4. 88-Brandon Rahmer [2]; 5. 70-Dave Blaney [4]; 6. 1S-Tim
Wagaman [7]; 7. 22-Brandon Spithaler [8]; 8. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe [6];
9. 35-Tyler Esh [9]
Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 69-Tim Glatfelter [2]; 2. 51-Freddie Rahmer [3]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer
[1]; 4. 11-Ryan Smith [4]; 5. 1X-Chad Trout [5]
Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 3G-Carson Macedo [1]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [2]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel
[4]; 4. O7-Gerard McIntyre [5]; 5. 15-Adam Wilt [3]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 14-Tony Stewart [1]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 3. 4R-Chase Dietz
[2]; 4. 1S-Tim Wagaman [5]; 5. 16-Matt Campbell [6]; 6. 99M-Kyle Moody
[7]; 7. 59-Jim Siegel [10]; 8. 22-Brandon Spithaler [8]; 9.
2W-Glenndon Forsythe [9]; 10. 39M-Anthony Macri [13]; 11. 7KS-Dan
Shetler [4]; 12. 35-Tyler Esh [15]; 13. 73B-Brett Michalski [12]; 14.
74-Dwayne Gutshall [11]; 15. 3B-Randy Baughman [14]; 16. 5-Tyler Ross
[16]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 3G-Carson Macedo [2]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [4]; 3. 49X-Tim Shaffer
[5]; 4. 21-Brian Montieth [14]; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel [6]; 6. O7-Gerard
McIntyre [8]; 7. 39-Cory Haas [13]; 8. 11-Ryan Smith [7]; 9. 87K-Alan
Krimes [17]; 10. 1X-Chad Trout [9]; 11. 4-Brock Zearfoss [20]; 12.
13-Paul McMahan [12]; 13. 7K-Cale Conley [16]; 14. 88-Brandon Rahmer
[15]; 15. 14-Tony Stewart [21]; 16. 59-Jim Siegel [25]; 17. 55K-Robbie
Kendall [19]; 18. 4R-Chase Dietz [23]; 19. 10H-Chad Kemenah [22]; 20.
70-Dave Blaney [18]; 21. 51-Freddie Rahmer [3]; 22. 48-Danny Dietrich
[11]; 23. 2W-Glenndon Forsythe [26]; 24. 15-Adam Wilt [10]; 25. 1S-Tim
Wagaman [24]; 26. 69-Tim Glatfelter [1]
All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (after Lincoln Speedway on 8/25)
1. Aaron Reutzel - 4276
2. Carson Macedo - 4236
3. Chad Kemenah - 4214
4. Paul McMahan - 4024
5. Dave Blaney - 3990
6. Jac Haudenschild - 3850
7. Cale Conley - 3704
8. Parker Price-Miller -3466
9. Brandon Spithaler - 3412
10. Tyler Esh - 3258
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UMBENHAUER, SCHUTZ, HOUSWORTH AND CASSEL WIN FEATURES AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY NIGHT
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NEWS FROM THE ROGERS FAMILY OPERATED GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA
TRACK PHONE: 610.754.7688 or visit www.grandviewspeedway.com
MEDIA CONTACT: Ernie Saxton @ esaxton144@aol.com, 215.752.7797 or 267.934.7286
Race results story created by Vicki Gehris
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UMBENHAUER, SCHUTZ , HOUSWORTH AND CASSEL COLLECT FEATURE VICTORIES SATURDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. August 26, 2018 . . . Jared Umbenhauer has had to overcome several obstacles throughout the season at Grandview Speedway while trying to collect his first win of the year. Saturday night Umbenhauer finally got the monkey off his back when he parked the Kevin Brown owned No. 19 in victory lane in the 30-lap T.P. Trailers & Truck Equipment NASCAR 358 Modified feature. “It felt so good to win commented the Richland Rocket.” “The crew and family stuck by me after the horrendous third turn fire in the early part of the season and Mike Harvey then left me drive his car until we rebuilt.” He also thanked his crew chief Jason Hernley for setting up the car which was really fast that allowed him to keep hitting his marks the last five laps.
The win set Umbenhauer to be a favorite when the Modifieds compete in the Pioneer Pole Buildings Forrest Rogers Memorial 50-lapper, paying $10,000 to win next Saturday.
Chuck Schutz finally had a change of as he was able to chalk up his second 25-lap NACAR Late Model feature win to hit the Big 50 in career wins.
Jim Housworth rejoined the sportsman ranks after missing several weeks and the hard work paid off. Shut out of the win column since April 16, 2016, he was determined to hold off runner-up Craig Whitmoyer’s challenges to post his first win of the current campaign.
All feature winners received a monetary award from T.P. Trailers, product awards from V.P. Racing Fuel providing they met the necessary requirements which also included the Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award. There have been 25 feature winners so far this season spread over the three divisions of racing that regularly compete at the Bechtelsville clay oval.
Andy Cassel was the victor in the 15-lap Blast From the Past Vintage car feature that was in memory of fellow racer Dave Smith who lost his life last year in a work-related incident.
Modified action had sophomore racer Briggs Danner sporting a new car and number, take the early lead trailed by rookies Brian Hirthler and Jordan Henn allowing with Dan Waisempacher and Justin Grim.
Henn’s bad luck continued as while running third he suffered mechanical problems that brought him to a stop in turn one for the first caution with nine laps completed. On the restart Brian Hirthler, who switched over to the Modified ranks from Sportsman in the beginning of July, charged into the lead followed by Umbenhauer, Danner, Ryan Grim and Duane Howard.
Heading out of the fourth turn on the 13th lap, B. Hirthler went a little too high and Umbenhauer scooted underneath him to become the new leader.
Once Umbenhauer was in front he began distancing himself from the others and in a matter of time he encountered lap traffic.
Battling for positions behind Umbenhauer were Howard and Jeff Strunk, who started 12th and 13th respectively, B. Hirthler and Ryan Grim.
The field regrouped putting the competition right on Umbenhauer’s bumper when Bobby Trapper Jr. was spun in the third turn. Umbenhauer wasted no time punching the accelerator when action resumed since he knew Howard, Strunk, B. Hirthler and R. Grim were in pursuit.
Strunk took over second with four laps remaining to attempt to pass Umbenhauer for the lead.
No one was able to overtake Umbenhauer after he held off all challenges to win the feature ending his winless drought since the last time he stood in the winner’s circle was June 24, 2017.Chasing Umbenhauer across were Strunk, Howard, Frank Cozze and Ryan Grim.
B. Hirthler, Howard, Danner and Umbenhauer were the heat winners. The consolation races were won by Brett Kressley and Kenny Gilmore.
These same drivers plus a host of others used this week as a tuning session for the Pioneer Pole Buildings Forrest Rogers Memorial 50-lap race with $10,000 going to the winner. Included in the show will be the Late Model and Sportsman classes.
Drew Weisser set the pace for three laps in the Late Model feature with Schutz chasing him until a three-car tangle in the second turn brought out the caution. On the restart Schutz shot into the lead to put the Ty Zeigler owned mount into first.
Within no time Schutz was walking away with the race making it look easy. Trying to track him down to pressure him were Weisser, Steve Todorow, Wayne Pfeil and Cory Merkel.
Despite a few more restarts Schutz never surrendered the win and went on to claim his second win of the season. Chasing him across were Todorow, Weiss, Pfeil and Lou Egrie.
Sportsman action saw Steve Young grab the early lead and show the way for eight laps until Kenny Bock stopped along the backshute bringing out the yellow. When the race went green again Housworth moved into the lead with Craig Whitmoyer following through for second to challenge. Behind them Young, Jack Butler and Andy Kreis diced for the remaining positions.
Butler’s bids went up in a huge plume of smoke while running third when a blown engine eliminated him bringing out the yellow on the 13th lap. Housworth held his own on the restart with Whitmoyer giving him as run for the money.
Housworth held the outside lane while Whitmoyer stuck to the low groove as the side-by-side battle continued.
Housworth managed to keep the competition behind him to claim the victory followed by Whitmoyer, Mike Lisowski, Brad Brightbill and Mike Mammana.
Young, Whitmoyer and Jesse Landis won the heats. Ryan Beltz won the consi.
In the Vintage feature Todd Lapp led seven laps before Bill Gerhart hit the wall bringing out the yellow. He was uninjured. On the restart Cassel overtook first and immediately began opening daylight.
Once Cassel was first he remained there until the drop of the checkered. Finishing second was Lapp followed by Ron Phillips, Bobby Hall and Rick Mutter.
RACE RESULTS
T.P. Trailers NASCAR Modified Feature (30 Laps): 1. Jared Umbenhauer, 2. Jeff Strunk, 3. Duane Howard, 4. Brian Hirthler, 5. Ryan Grim, 6. Kevin Hirthler, 7. Mike Gular, 8. Frank Cozze, 9. Briggs Danner, 10. Doug Manmiller, 11. Brett Kressley, 12. Kyle Weiss, 13. John Willman, 14. Steve Swinehart, 15. Kenny Gilmore, 16. Dan Waisempacher, 17. Rick Laubach, 18. Meme DeSantis, 19. Kyle Borror, 20. Chris Esposito, 21. Craig Von Dohren, 22. Tim Hindley (alternate), 23. Bobby Trapper Jr., 24. Colt Harris, 25. Brett Gilmore, 26. Justin Grim, 27. Jordan Henn, 28. Ron Seltmann Jr. DNS: Ray Swinehart.
DNQ: Clay Butler, Bob Trapper, Ron Kline, Joe Fanelli, Eric Biehn, Ron Myers, Carroll Hine III, Chris Gambler, Bobby Gunther Walsh, Ryan Lilick and Mark Kratz.
NASCAR Late Model Feature (20 Laps): 1. Chuck Schutz, 2. Steve Todorow, 3. Drew Weisser, 4. Wayne Pfeil, 5. Lou Egrie, 6. Jordan Knepp, 7. Patrick Robinson, 8. Steve Wilson, 9. Cory Merkel, 10. Dave Ogin, 11. Kyle Merkel, 12. Danny Snyder, 13. Dustin Fitzcharles, 14. Dirk Rimrott.
NASCAR Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. Jim Housworth, 2. Craig Whitmoyer, 3. Mike Lisowski, 4. Brad Brightbill, 5. Mike Mammana, 6. Andrew Kreis, 7. Louden Reimert, 8. Sean Weiss, 9. Mark Kemmerer, 10. Mike Kellner, 11. Kurt Bettler, 12. Dylan Swinehart, 13. Joe Funk, 14. Kyle Lilick, 15. Brad Grim, 16. Nathan Mohr, 17. Steve Young, 18. Kenny Bock, 19. Brad Arnold, 20-. Andy Clemmer, 21. Jesse Landis, 22. Jack Butler, 23. Derrick Smith, 24. Ryan Beltz.
DNQ: B.J. Joly, Nathan Brinker, Brad Force and Burt Shive
Blast from the Past Vintage Feature (15 laps): 1.Andy Cassel 2. Todd Lapp 3. Ron Phillips 4. Bobby Hall 5. Dominique Deglas 6. Rick Mutter 7. Tom Orth 8. Brock Jacobus 9. Chris Reid 10. Rich Decker 11. Wyatt Jacobus Sr. 12. Bill Gerhart
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, Sept 1 PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL 50 laps for Modifieds pays $10,000 to win, Sportsman, Late Models, 7:30 PM
Saturday, Sept 8 WNPV Radio Champion’s Night - Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models-7:30 PM
Friday, Sept 14 Sportsman Freedom 38, Mid Atlantic Sprint Series & Modified Practice--7 PM
Saturday, Sept 15 48th Annual Freedom 76 Modified Classic--7 PM
Saturday, Sept 22 Freedom 76 Rain Date--7 PM
Saturday, Sept29 Enduro & Blast from the Past Vintage Cars plus 600 Mods —1 PM
Saturday, October 13 Thunder on the Hill Racing Series--6 PM Mods at the MADHOUSE Halloween Party - Big Block/358 Modifieds, Sportsman, MASS Sprints
Saturday, October 27 Enduro & Blast from the Past Vintage Cars—1 PM
Sunday, November 11 Flea Market--7 AM
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY NEWS – AUGUST 26, 2018
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New Egypt Speedway
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nesspeedway
Contact: Mike Wisniewski - Wiz Motorsports Communications, 856-982-5137
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, September 1, 2018 - Twins Night presented by Flemington Car &
Truck Country Family of Dealerships- Modifieds (Twin 20-lap features),
Mid-Atlantic Sprint Car Series (Complete show plus make-up feature from
April 14), Crate Modifieds & Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless
Sprint Cars
3:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
4:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
5:00 p.m. - Hot laps start
6:00 p.m. - Racing starts
Saturday, September 8, 2018 - Modified Championship and First Responders
Night - Modifieds, Hammer Sportsman, Street Stocks & 4-Cylinders
3:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
4:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
5:00 p.m. - Hot laps start
6:00 p.m. - Racing starts
LINEMAN AND FLEMING WIN AGAIN AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
New Egypt, NJ (August 26, 2018) - At New Egypt Speedway's Fan Appreciation
Night presented by the Hammer Companies, Bob Lineman Jr. won the Hammer
Sportsman feature for the second consecutive week while Dan Fleming grabbed
his second Crate Modified main event in a row. Heidi Hedin grabbed her first
career checkered flag in the Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless
Sprint Car feature. Jon Meyer was victorious in the Street Stock race while
Justin Dunn topped the field in the 4-Cylinder contest.
As the 20-lap Hammer Sportsman feature began, Jimmy Amato pedaled to the
front with Ryan Heim and Bob Lineman Jr. next in line. On the second
circuit, Lineman Jr. motored past Heim for second just before the yellow
lights illuminated on the track for Pat Wall. When action resumed, Lineman
Jr. swept past Amato for the lead. Heim regained second place by slipping by
Amato on the fourth lap. Seventh place starting Cale Ross continued his
advancement towards the front by gaining third place on the fifth
revolution. At the halfway point, Lineman Jr. was comfortably in front with
Heim, Ross and David Burns in tow. With a good stretch of green flag racing,
Lineman Jr. continued his solid advantage over his rivals until Mickey
Kessler's ride stopped in turn two with one lap remaining. On the ensuing
restart, Lineman Jr. kept his lead and he was approaching the finish line
when a fourth corner incident between Heim and Ross brought out the caution
flag for the final time. As the green flag waved again, Lineman Jr. kept his
advantage over the new second place runner, Burns, to take his second
consecutive win and third of the year. With the runner-up spot going to
Burns, Art Liedl came from the ninth starting spot to finish third. Will
Dupree was fourth and Joseph Brown was fifth. The Hammer Sportsman heat race
victors were Bob Lineman Jr. and Cale Ross.
Following a skirmish with three laps to go between the first and second
place competitors, Dan Fleming inherited the top running position and led
the rest of the way for his second 20-lap Crate Modified feature win in a
row. After Aaron Weaver was in front for the opening circuit, John Criscione
took over with Joe Toth proceeding into second. As the race advanced in the
second half, the top two of Criscione and Toth remained intact with Dan
Fleming riding in third. Racing in tight quarters, Toth was able to take the
lead from Criscione on lap seventeen just before contact by Criscione sent
Toth spinning in turn one. Due to the incident, Criscione was relegated to
the back of the field and Fleming became the new leader. Fleming would lead
the final circuits to score the victory. Kyle Kania wound up in second with
Eric Palmer finishing third. Fourth place went to Ryan Simmons and Johnny
Bangs finished in fifth. Johnny Bangs, George Gareis Jr., and John Criscione
won the Crate Modified qualifying races.
In the 20-lap main event for the Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast
Wingless Sprint Cars, Heidi Hedin wired the field to garner her first career
checkered flag. Hedin repelled challenges by Karl Freyer to claim the win in
the non-stop race. With the point leading Freyer finishing second, Jermain
Godshall was third. Heat winner Brian Spencer netted fourth place and Rich
Mellor was fifth.
After taking the lead from Jerry Stanzione on the third circuit, Jon Meyer
paced his rivals the remaining distance to win the 15-lap Street Stock race.
The victory was Meyer's fourth of the year and sixth of his career. Bill
Liedtka came home in second place. Third place was taken by Jimmy Avery.
Mick Search and Billy Wroble completed the top five.
In the non-stop 15-lap affair for the 4-Cylinders, Justin Dunn led every
step of the way and held off the advances of the Garey clan to capture his
first feature win of the season. Joe Garey Jr. nipped his father at the line
to claim second. With Joe Garey Sr. taking third, JC Duvall was fourth and
Doug Ashford was fifth.
The Flemington Car & Truck Country Family of Dealerships presents Twins
Night at New Egypt Speedway on Saturday, September 1. All twins arriving
together at the track will receive free grandstand admission. On the dirt
oval, the Modifieds return to action with twin 20-lap features leading up to
their championship night on Saturday, September 8. The Mid-Atlantic Sprint
Car Series will be in competition with a complete show including a feature
and the held over feature from April 14. The Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's
Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars and Crate Modifieds fill out the
four-division program. Competitors can begin to enter the pits at 3:00 p.m.
and the grandstand ticket windows open at 4:00 p.m. Hot laps start at 5:00
p.m. and racing gets underway at 6:00 p.m. Admission to the grandstand is
$25 for adults, $23 for seniors 65 and older, $15 for teens 12-15, $15 for
military personal and their spouses with ID, and kids 11 & under are FREE.
Pit admission is $30 with a New Egypt Speedway license and $40 with no
license.
New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great
Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval,
New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best
competition in the country. New Egypt's state-of-the-art facilities feature
daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the
house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear,
and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from
Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, "Like" us on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on
Twitter @nesspeedway.
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS - SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018
Hammer Sportsman
Heat 1 - 1. Bob Lineman Jr. 2. Will Dupree 3. Pat Wall 4. Joseph Brown 5.
Jimmy Amato
Heat 2 - 1. Cale Ross 2. Ryan Heim 3. Art Liedl 4. David Burns 5. Mickey
Kessler
HAMMER SPORTSMAN - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. BOB LINEMAN JR. 2. David Burns 3. Art Liedl 4. Will Dupree 5. Joseph
Brown 6. Jimmy Amato 7. Shaun Ratchford 8. Pat Wall 9. Marty Resnick 10.
Cale Ross 11. Jason Kosch 12. Ryan Heim 13. Mickey Kessler
Crate Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Johnny Bangs 2. Eric Palmer 3. Joe Toth 4. Robby Dunn 5. John
Aumick
Heat 2 - 1. George Gareis Jr. 2. Ryan Simmons 3. Kyle Kania 4. Aaron Weaver
5. Jeremy Martino
Heat 3 - 1. John Criscione 2. Dan Fleming 3. Steve Hicks 4. Bobby Holzwarth
5. Kevin Borden
CRATE MODIFIEDS - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. DAN FLEMING 2. Kyle Kania 3. Eric Palmer 4. Ryan Simmons 5. Johnny Bangs
6. Steve Hicks 7. Jeremy Martino 8. John Aumick 9. Tom Princiotta 10. Seth
Spayd 11. Kevin Borden 12. George Gareis Jr. 13. Bobby Holzwarth 14. John
Criscione 15. Joe Toth 16. Matt Miller 17. Rob Mancini 18. Robby Dunn 19.
Glenn McIntyre 20. Lowell Snyder 21. Mike Barbieri 22. Aaron Weaver
Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars
Heat 1 - 1. Brian Spencer 2. Heidi Hedin 3. Rich Mellor 4. Karl Freyer 5.
Jermain Godshall 6. Duane Nixon
LARRY'S HOT RODS & HARLEY'S NORTHEAST WINGLESS SPRINT CARS - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. HEIDI HEDIN 2. Karl Freyer 3. Jermain Godshall 4. Brian Spencer 5. Rich
Mellor 6. Lee Nardelli 7. Al Cheney 8. Duane Nixon 9. Paul Comstock 10. Mike
Haggenbottom
STREET STOCKS - 15 LAPS FEATURE
1. JON MEYER 2. Bill Liedtka 3. Jimmy Avery 4. Mick Search 5. Billy Wroble
6. Jerry Stanzione 7. Roy Maurer 8. Chris Felber 9. Marty Derr
4-CYLINDERS - 15 LAPS FEATURE
1. JUSTIN DUNN 2. Joe Garey Jr. 3. Joe Garey Sr. 4. JC Duvall 5. Doug
Ashford 6. Kyle Pagano 7. Ian Ashford
WALL STADIUM AUTO RACING RESULTS AUG. 25
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DATE OF EVENT: Aug 25, 2018
DATE OF RELEASE: Aug 25, 2018
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
SCISCO KID WINS SPORTSMAN 50 AT WALL SATURDAY
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Kyle Scisco of Jackson wrestled his way to the front of the 21 car field and then raced home to the victory in the Center State Engineering Sportsman 50 lap race at Wall Stadium Speedway. It was the second All American auto Group Racing Series win of 2018 for the Scisco Kid. The Saturday night “Pack the Track Night” victory came before one of the biggest regular season crowds in recent memory.
Louie Keraitis of Toms River, who posted fast time in time trials early in the evening, jumped to the front from the start and paced the initial caution free 30 laps. Jarret DiGiantomasso of Jackson then made an outside lane pass into the lead as Scisco arrived in the top three. Scisco advanced in second on lap 36 and then raced side-by-side with DiGiantomasso before passing him for the win in the outside lane.
Eric Lane of Howell crossed the finish line third with Jonathan Laureigh of Lanoka Harbor and Keraitis completing the top five.
“The outside lane was real fast tonight,” Scisco said after the win. “I like racing out there so I really like it when it works like it did tonight. They have been working hard to treat that outside lane with a traction agent and it makes for some racy conditions.”
Elliot Wohl of Beachwood dodged some early race trouble to get to the front quickly and then raced on to win the 25-lapper for the O'Shea's Auto Repair Factory Stocks. Championship race point leader Mike Montano of Freeport, N.Y., Ryan Flores of Davidson, N.C., Scott Riggleman of Manchester and Wall's Bryan O'Shea were second through fifth.
Neil Rutt III of Toms River took command of the 25-lapper for the Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder Stocks in the second half of the race from his girlfriend Darianne McLaren of Edison and then raced on to the win. Mike Lavery of Orangeburg, N.Y., A.J. Jadacki of Farmingdale, Wall's Rob Longo and McLaren filled out the official top five.
Mike Alcaro of West Milford was impressive in winning the Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars 25-lapper. Brothers Noah and Glen Korner, both from Connecticut, were second and third as Rob Hyer of Port Monmouth and Luke Marzano wrapped up the top five.
Joey Payne was also impressive in winning the 25-lap race for the touring Three Quarter Midgets. Jeff Kot, Ryan Tidman, Joey Bailey and Matt Janisch were second through fifth.
Norman Lane of Howell won the Destruction Derby for 8 cylinder cars and Rob Lane of Toms River was the 4 cylinder car event.
The All American Auto Group Racing Series continues this Saturday evening (Aug. 25) on “Labor Day Weekend Country Night.” The Pete and Elda's Bar/Carmen's Pizzeria Modifieds will race in a 40-lapper, the Mike's Performance Center Limited Late Models will compete in twin main events, the Factory Stocks will race in a 50-lapper and the 4 Cylinder Stocks will compete in a 25-lapper. Grandstands open at 5:00 p.m., with qualifying set for 5:45 p.m. and feature race action set for 7:00 p.m.
Saturday night racing action continues through early October with schedule details at www.wallspeedwayracing.com.
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.
RACE RESULTS
SPORTSMAN
FEATURE – 50 Laps – 1. KYLE SCISCO, JACKSON, 2. Jarret DiGiantomasso, 3. Eric Lane, 4. Jonathan Laureigh, 5. Louie Keraitis, 6. Shanon Mongeau, 7. Joe Mongeau, 8. John Blewett IV, 9. Carsten DiGiantomasso, 10. Eddie McCarthy, 11. Michael Carr, 12. Jake Nelke, 13. Rob Silver, 14. Roland DeMartino, 15. Joe Cooley, 16. Kevin Davison, 17. Neil Rutt, 18. John McCormick, 19. Mike Brennan, 20. Michael Rising, 21. Donnie Erickson
FACTORY STOCK
FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. ELLIOT WOHL, BEACHWOOD, 2. Mike Montano, 3. Ryan Flores, 4. Scott Riggleman, 5. Bryan O'Shea, 6. Rob Haberstick, 7. Ron Booth, 8. Gerry Koenig, 9. Tony Bartone, 10. Kenny Green, 11. Mark Flores, 12. Theresa Collins. 13. Robert Ptaszynski, 14. Josh Merlino, 15. Robert DePonte, 16. Richie Byrne, 17. Nancy Riggleman, 18. Jim Herbert, 19. John Browny, 20. Matt Badessa, 21. John Bowers
4 CYLINDER STOCK
FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. NEIL RUTT III, TOMS RIVER, 2. Mike Lavery, 3. AJ Jadacki, 4. Rob Longo, 5. Darianne McLaren, 6. TJ Graves, 7. Chris Silvestri, 8. Nicole Razzano, 9. Brian Osborn, Jennifer Schultz, 11. Billy Both, 12. Richard Smith, 13. Cody Burbank, 14. Jeff Loesch, 15. Brian DeSarno
LEGEND CARS
FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. MIKE ALCARO, WEST MILFORD, 2. Noah Korner, 3. Glen Korner, 4. Rob Hyer, 5. Luke Marzano, 6. Bobby Baltera, 7. Joe Przybylinski, 8. Roger Nickerson, 9. Chris Gall
TQ MIDGET: winner Joey Payne
Brad Sweet Steals Black Hills Win on Late Restart
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Contact: Anthony Corini
World of Outlaws PR
408-825-3360 | acorini@dirtcar.com
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Winner Brad Sweet (Dave Biro Photo)
Brad Sweet Steals Black Hills Win on Late Restart
RAPID CITY, SD – August 24, 2018 – Brad Sweet used a double-file restart with seven laps remaining to get by race-long leader Jacob Allen and win his fifth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of the 2018 season Friday night at Black Hills Speedway. Schatz used that same restart to surge from ninth to finish second with Dominic Scelzi completing the podium.
Jacob Allen won the Sears Craftsman Dash to earn the pole for the 25-lap Feature alongside 2018 Knoxville Nationals Champion, Brad Sweet. The initial start saw David Gravel blast from fourth to the lead down the backstretch, but Allen muscled his Shark Racing No.1A underneath Gravel’s CJB No.5 off of turn four to lead the opening lap.
The first of two cautions in the Feature flew with two laps complete as Sheldon Haudenschild spun to a stop after battling for fifth. Haudenschild’s crew thrashed to get the Stenhouse Jr-Marshall No.17 back out, which would prove crucial later. The ensuing double-file restart saw 2017 Black Hills winner Shane Stewart move into second as Gravel got shuffled back to fifth.
Allen, in search of his first career Outlaw triumph, motored away from the field as the rest of the field waged war behind him. Intense racing action on Lap 4 saw Sweet move into second, Dominic Scelzi into third as Stewart got shuffled back to fourth. Scelzi, also in search of his first Outlaw triumph, pounded the cushion in turn one and two, to get by fellow California native Sweet for second on Lap 7 and set his eyes on Allen.
Allen navigated lapped traffic like a veteran and appeared to be on his way for the long-awaited first Outlaw win. Sweet worked back by Scelzi on Lap 17 for second and the next lap Sheldon Haudenschild brought out the final caution of the evening with seven laps remaining.
The caution erased the 2 and half-second lead Allen had accumulated and put one of Sprint Car Racing’s elite talents right next to him for the double-file restart.
Allen elected the bottom, but Sweet was able to remain even for the lead on the restart. Sweet edged in front to lead Lap 19, but a determined Allen threw a slide job to grab the lead momentarily off of turn two.
While all eyes were on Sweet and Allen’s torrid battle for the lead, Donny Schatz surged forward from ninth to third.
Back up front, Sweet’s momentum allowed him to regain control down the backstretch and into turn three and four. As a last-ditch effort to get the lead back, Allen threw the car low, but spun the tires off turn four, scrubbing his speed and allowing Donny Schatz and Dominic Scelzi to split him down the frontstretch for position.
Scelzi and Schatz jockeyed for position briefly, allowing Sweet to extend his lead and go on to win his fifth Feature of the year.
“I kinda feel bad for Jacob, he’s been working really hard and has a really fast car. He was probably the guy to beat, sometimes those late restarts will get you. I’ve been fortunate to have been out here a couple of more years and the experience can help in those situations,” Sweet said honestly.
“My car was really good, I just lost some track position on the start. It was nice to get back into second right when we did to get that shot on the restart,” Sweet added next to his NAPA Auto Parts, Kasey Kahne Racing No.49 in Victory Lane.
Donny Schatz, who was coming off a weekend sweep in his home state, settled for second after his surge on the Lap 18 restart.
“Hats off to my guys they always give me a good race car and we were pretty good at the end. I felt like we were running 43rd most of the race,” Schatz said with a smile.
It was all smiles for Dominic Scelzi, who completed the podium, tying his career-best Outlaw finish. “I had a dream of a race car to drive. We’ve had a heck of a last few months and to be on the podium with the Outlaws is awesome. We were fast at Billings last year, hopefully we can finish one or two spots better tomorrow,” Scelzi, who is following the World of Outlaws back to his home-state of California, said.
Logan Schuchart came forward to fourth with his Shark Racing teammate Allen settling for fifth. Greg Wilson earned KSE Hard Charger honors coming from 17th to finish sixth.
For the second consecutive year, the Black Hills Speedway track record fell, this year to Daryn Pittman, who paced the full-field of cars in Qualifying with a blistering 14.813 seconds, just a fraction off of Shane Stewart’s time last year.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series continues its 40th Anniversary Season Saturday, August 25 at Big Sky Speedway in Billings, MT. As always, if you can’t make it to the track, watch all the action LIVE on DIRTVision.com!
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [10][$5,500]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [7][$3,200]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$2,800]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [1][$2,500]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [17][$2,300]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [6][$2,200]; 8. 5-David Gravel [4][$2,100]; 9. 19-Brent Marks [13][$2,050]; 10. 2-Shane Stewart [3][$2,000]; 11. 18-Ian Madsen [9][$1,500]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [11][$1,200]; 13. 24-Rico Abreu [15][$1,100]; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser [12][$1,050]; 15. 99-Skylar Gee [16][$1,000]; 16. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5][$900]; 17. 97-Alan Gilbertson [14][$800]; 18. 2JR-Kelly Miller [18][$800]; 19. 88-Travis Reber [19][$800]; 20. 2K-Kevin Ingle [20][$800]; 21. 14-Ben Holmberg [21][$800]; 22. 4-Adam Speckman [23][$800]; 23. 3-Mike Pennel [22][$800]; 24. O-Ned Powers [24][$800];
Lap Leaders: Jacob Allen 1-18, Brad Sweet 19-25;
KSE Hard Charger Award: W20-Greg Wilson[+11]
Qualifying: 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 14.813; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.817; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.836; 4. 2-Shane Stewart, 14.838; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.862; 6. 5-David Gravel, 14.931; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.979; 8. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.999; 9. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.053; 10. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 15.055; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.064; 12. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 15.068; 13. 19-Brent Marks, 15.162; 14. W20-Greg Wilson, 15.271; 15. 24-Rico Abreu, 15.328; 16. 99-Skylar Gee, 15.369; 17. 97-Alan Gilbertson, 15.677; 18. 2JR-Kelly Miller, 16.236; 19. 88-Travis Reber, 16.758; 20. 4-Adam Speckman, 16.945; 21. 14-Ben Holmberg, 16.971; 22. 3-Mike Pennel, 17.104; 23. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 17.18; 24. O-Ned Powers, NT
Heat #1 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer: 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [5]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee [6]; 7. 88-Travis Reber [7]; 8. 3-Mike Pennel [8]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer: 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 5. 97-Alan Gilbertson [6]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 7. 2K-Kevin Ingle [8]; 8. 4-Adam Speckman [7]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer: 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu [5]; 6. 2JR-Kelly Miller [6]; 7. 14-Ben Holmberg [7]; 8. O-Ned Powers [8]
Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 4. 5-David Gravel [3]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]
