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CAN KYLE LARSON DEFEND HIS RACE WIN?
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Thunder on the Hill
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JULY 2, 2018
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES CONTINUES. . .
410 SPRINT CARS ROLL INTO GRANDVIEW ON TUESDAY, JULY 3; CAN KYLE LARSON DEFEND HIS RACE WIN?
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (July 2, 2018) – The stage is set, the biggest ten days in Pennsylvania Sprint Car racing is in full swing and a stop at the ‘The hill in Bechtelsville,’ is on the agenda for the 410 Sprint Car racers, known as the Pennsylvania Posse.
NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series brings Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings to Grandview Speedway on Tuesday, July 3 – a prelude to a huge holiday celebration. The 410 Sprints and 358 NASCAR Modifieds make up this huge Doubleheader that gets underway at 7:30 PM
After the first three races, 22-year-old, Trey Starks sits at the top of the Speedweek series standings -- after scoring the opening night victory at the Williams Grove Speedway – holding the lead over Brock Zearfoss, Freddie Rahmer, Greg Hodnett, and Lucas Wolfe.
Invaders like NASCAR Cup driver Kyle Larson – the winner of last year’s Grandview Speedway Speedweek event – and Christopher Bell are well known for their Sprint Car prowess and plan to knock down the Posse regulars. Christopher Bell will be driving the Kevin Swindell sprint car.
You can’t count out 410 favorites like Ryan Smith and Danny Dietrich, who are heading to Berks County in full force searching for a NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series checkered flag.
The Sprint Cars will compete in a 35-lap event with $7,000 winner’s share and will be joined by the NASCAR 358 Modifieds – Grandview’s mainstay weekly division for a 30-lap, $3,000-to-win double main event. Modified drivers Craig VonDohren, Jeff Strunk, Brett Kressley, Ryan Watt and Billy Pauch Jr., have indicated their intentions to compete on Tuesday evening.
As a bonus for the evening, the Low Down and Dirty Radio Show in partnership with the Beerhill Gang have created a 410 Sprint Car Hard Charger bonus, named after friend and fan of Grandview Speedway Ben Moyer. The Ben Moyer, Hard Charger award, will be presented to the 410 Sprint Car driver advancing the most positions in Tuesday Night’s A-Main. Race fan donations raised money for the prize.
If you would like to donate, representatives from the Low Down and Dirty Radio Show will be taking donations at the Meet and Greet before the event.
Advance tickets are on sale now and may be ordered by calling 443-513-4456. Please provide your name and the number of tickets requested. Tickets may be picked up and paid for on race night after 4:00 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at 4:30 PM, one-half hour before the sale of General Admission tickets. Advance tickets will be available until 9 AM on race day. General Admission tickets go on sale at 5 PM.
Time Trials for the 410 Sprint Cars will open the show on Tuesday, July 3 at 7:30 PM. The pit gates will open at 2:30 PM and the Grandstands will open at 5:00 PM. Fans can up-close to the drivers and their mighty machines with the Low Down and Dirty Meet and Greet kicking off at 5:00 PM.
General Admission Adult tickets are $28, Children ages 6-11 are $10, and Under 6 is Free of charge! Pit admission is $35, and no license is required.
Fans may camp out at the Speedway for the ultimate Speed Week experience. Campers are asked to park in the turn 4 parking area, there are no hook-ups available, and no box camping allowed. Track officials ask that all fires be contained. There is no fee for camping.
NAPA Auto Parts continues their long run with the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series as the title sponsor joined by Pioneer Pole Buildings, Levan Machine and Truck Equipment and GALCO Business Communications.
For more information on Grandview Speedway visit www.GrandviewSpeedway.com and for more information on NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series visit www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
2018 NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Race Dates
Tuesday, July 3 Thunder on the Hill Racing Series 7:30 PM 24th Annual 410 Pennsylvania Sprint Speed Week Series Plus 358 Modifieds*
Thursday, August 23 Thunder on the Hill Racing Series 7:30 PM All Star 410 Sprints & 358 Modifieds*
Saturday, October 13 Thunder on the Hill Racing Series 6 PM Mods at the MADHOUSE Halloween Party: Big Block/358 Modifieds, Sportsman, MASS Sprints
Grandview Speedway
GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
Thunder Series Website: Track Website: www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderonthehill
About Grandview Speedway
Grandview Speedway is a high-banked one-third mile clay oval, celebrating their 56th Anniversary season in 2018. The facility offers free parking, quality food at reasonable prices (be sure to try the french fries), a program book, Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill racewear and great viewing from every seat in the house. Race fans may take part in the Inside/Out promotion, where you can sign up (no charge) to watch warm-ups from inside turn four. Race fans are also invited to victory lane following the racing program and, race fans may enter the pits after the races to meet the drivers. Be ready to enjoy the spine-tingling fireworks salute on the feature event parade lap. For more information visit: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Thunder on the Hill News
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JULY 1, 2018
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
410 SPRINT & 358 MODIFIED DOUBLE HEADER COMING TO GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY. . . .
BEN MOYER 410 SPRINT HARD CHARGER AWARD UP FOR GRABS TUESDAY NIGHT, JULY 3 IN NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL 410 SPRINT SPEED WEEK SERIES EVENT
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (July 1, 2018) – Good friend to Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill, Ben Moyer will be remember in a very special way on Tuesday night, July 3rd when the 410 Sprint Speed Week Series and the 358 Modifieds take center stage at the Grandview Speedway.
In the 35 lap 410 sprint feature, the Hard Charger Award will be presented in the memory of Ben Moyer. The award will be 100% funded by race fan donations. Ben lost his heroic battle with cancer on June 5. Ben was a huge supporter of racing in our region as a fan, race team member and pace car driver for the Thunder on the Hill events. Ben worked behind the scenes in many positive ways to enhance the Thunder Series events. Ben was a hard charger in life, so this is a fitting way to remember our good friend.
All funds collected will be awarded to the driver who advances the most positions in the 35 lap sprint feature event. If you would like to make a contribution to the Ben Moyer Hard Charger Award, please contact the Low, Down and Dirty gang at the pre-race Meet & Greet at the front gate of the Grandview Speedway on Tuesday night, July 3. Others collecting donations include The Beer Hill Gang, Matthew Miller, Scott Diehl, Brian Whippy Whitman, Eric Whitby, Todd Tenetylo and Tim Rutherford. Currently, over $400 has been collected for the Ben Moyer Hard Charger Award and the payoff is expected to go much higher with additional donations to be collected on Tuesday night.
Advance tickets are on sale for this event and may be ordered by calling 443-513-4456. Please provide your name and the number of tickets requested. Tickets may be picked up and paid for on race night after 4:00 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at 4:30 PM, one-half hour before the sale of General Admission tickets. Advance tickets will be available until 9 AM on race day. General Admission tickets go on sale at 5 PM. This event is presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings and is the second race of the season for the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series.
The 410 sprints will open the show at 7:30 PM with time trials followed by heat race qualifying for the 410 sprints and 358 modifieds. The event night cap will be a 35 lap 410 sprint feature paying $7,000 to win as the 358 modifieds will battle for 30 laps in chase of a $3,000 first place prize.
For the sprint cars, top regional drivers are expected as well as some surprise entries from the national racing scene. The modifieds will have a strong roster, highlighted by Craig VonDohren, Brett Kressley, Ryan Watt, Jeff Strunk and Billy Pauch Jr just to name a few.
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson was the winner of this event in 2017, his only victory at a Thunder on the Hill event at Grandview. Ryan Smith, the “Kunkletown Kid” has quickly become a favorite 410 driver for the Grandview crowd. Smith has come so close to scoring that first Thunder win on numerous occasions and he’ll be cheered on by many to lock down that first coveted Thunder on the Hill victory on Tuesday night.
For July 3, Ryan Smith will have his hands full with challenges from Freddie Rahmer Jr., Greg Hodnett, Danny "Double D" Dietrich, Alan Krimes, Brandon Rahmer, JJ Grasso, Lucas Wolfe, Brock Zearfoss, Kyle Moody and Ryan Taylor to name a few.
General Admission Adult tickets are $28, Children ages 6-11 are $10, and Under 6 is Free of charge! Pit admission is $35, and no license is required.
Fans may camp out at the Speedway for the ultimate Speed Week experience. Campers are asked to park in the turn 4 parking area, there are no hook-ups available, and no box camping allowed. Track officials ask that all fires be contained. There is no fee for camping.
NAPA Auto Parts continues their long run with the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series as the title sponsor joined by Pioneer Pole Buildings, Levan Machine and Truck Equipment and GALCO Business Communications.
For more information on Grandview Speedway visit www.GrandviewSpeedway.com and for more information on NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series visit www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
2018 NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Race Dates
Tuesday, July 3 Thunder on the Hill Racing Series 7:30 PM 24th Annual 410 Pennsylvania Sprint Speed Week Series Plus 358 Modifieds*
Thursday, August 23 Thunder on the Hill Racing Series 7:30 PM All Star 410 Sprints & 358 Modifieds*
Saturday, October 13 Thunder on the Hill Racing Series 6 PM Mods at the MADHOUSE Halloween Party: Big Block/358 Modifieds, Sportsman, MASS Sprints
Grandview Speedway
GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
Thunder Series Website: Track Website: http://www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderonthehill
About Grandview Speedway
Grandview Speedway is a high-banked one-third mile clay oval, celebrating their 56th Anniversary season in 2018. The facility offers free parking, quality food at reasonable prices (be sure to try the french fries), a program book, Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill racewear and great viewing from every seat in the house. Race fans may take part in the Inside/Out promotion, where you can sign up (no charge) to watch warm-ups from inside turn four. Race fans are also invited to victory lane following the racing program and, race fans may enter the pits after the races to meet the drivers. Be ready to enjoy the spine-tingling fireworks salute on the feature event parade lap. For more information visit: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY NEWS – JULY 1, 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, July 7, 2018 - Firecracker 40 presented by Pakenham Motorsports -
Modifieds (40L), USAC East Coast Wingless Sprint Cars, Crate Modifieds,
4-Cylinders & Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club
4:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. - Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. - Racing starts
Saturday, July 14, 2018 - Little League Night presented by Premio Sausage -
Modifieds, Hammer Sportsman, Street Stocks & 4-Cylinders
4:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. - Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. - Racing starts
MATT STANGLE WINS HIS FIRST CAREER MODIFIED FEATURE AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
New Egypt, NJ (July 1, 2018) - At New Egypt Speedway's Throwback Night, Matt
Stangle won his first career Modified feature. The Mr. Crate Classic for the
Crate Modifieds went to Connor King. Jermain Godshall bested the field in
the main event for the Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint
Cars. Jon Meyer was the victor in the Street Stock race and Joe Garey, Sr.
took top honors in the 4-Cylinder contest.
As the green flag waved to start the 30-lap Modified feature, Modified
rookie Matt Stangle grabbed the lead with Steve Davis, Kevin Vaclavicek, Jim
Bobbitt and Blaine Bracelin in the chase. Vaclavicek motored by Davis into
second with four circuits recorded. On lap eight, the first of two cautions
in the event took place for Davey Sammons. When action resumed, Stangle
maintained his advantage with Vaclavicek and Davis still in second and third
respectively. Behind the top three, two racers, Ryan Godown and Danny Bouc,
were making moves to the front of the pack. Godown, who started in eighth
and was steering the Steve Searock owned Modified on this night, motored
into fourth with eleven laps in the books. The sixteenth place starting Bouc
zipped into fifth as the lap counter displayed fourteen. At the halfway
point, Stangle was still on top with Vaclavicek in second and Godown in
third. As a good stretch of green flag racing continued and only ten laps
remaining, the top three of Stangle, Vaclavicek and Godown were almost
nose-to-tail and approaching the back end of the field. As the final third
of the event began, Stangle began to knife his way through traffic. With six
laps remaining, Bouc slipped by Davis to gain fourth place. One lap later,
the caution flag waved for the second and final time as the third place
running Godown developed a flat right rear tire. On the single file restart,
Stangle held onto the front running position with Bouc moving past
Vaclavicek to take over the runner-up spot. Over the final few laps, Stangle
drove flawlessly to secure his first ever Modified feature victory. Bouc
came home in second with Vaclavicek finishing third. A strong run by Davis
resulted in a fourth place finish. Modified rookie JR Fulper completed the
contest in fifth. The Modified heat races were taken by Brandon Grosso and
Ryan Godown.
In the 30-lap Mr. Crate Classic for the Crate Modifieds, Connor King grabbed
first place just before the halfway point to win his second feature of the
season. Steve Desmelyk paced the pack for the opening two tours before
Jeremy Martino proceeded to the front. King, who started the extra distance
event from thirteenth, swept by Martino and into the lead for good on the
thirteenth circuit. Eric Palmer finished in second. Third place was claimed
by eighteenth place starting Sammy Martz, Jr. John Aumick was fourth and
fifth went to Martino. Johnny Bangs, Steve Hicks and John Criscione were the
victors in the Crate Modified heat races.
Jermain Godshall headed the field the entire distance to win the 20-lap main
for the Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars. The
victory was the first career win for Godshall. Brian Spencer chased Godshall
throughout the contest to finish second. Third place went to Heidi Hedin.
Karl Freyer was fourth and Rich Mellor completed the race in fifth. The
winners in the qualifying events for the Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's
Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars were Brian Spencer and Jermain Godshall.
In the 15-lap Street Stock race, Jon Meyer regained the lead on the eighth
circuit as he scored his third checkered flag of the season. Meyer inherited
the top running spot on the fourth tour after early leader Bill Liedtka
developed a flat tire. Following a caution period, Spider Ensinger, Sr.
drove by Meyer to take the lead on the seventh revolution. On the next lap,
Meyer charged past Ensinger, Sr. and he paced the field for the remaining
distance. With Ensinger, Sr. finishing in second, Billy Wroble was third.
Jerry Stanzione and newcomer Doug Fresh completed the top five.
Joe Garey, Sr. led every step of the way to win the 15-lap 4-Cylinder race
for the fourth time this season. Tom Stavola was second and Mike Fox was
third.
The Firecracker 40, presented by Pakenham Motorsports, takes place on
Saturday, July 7 at New Egypt Speedway as the Modifieds will partake in an
extra distance 40-lap main event. The USAC East Coast Wingless Sprint Cars
will be invading New Egypt Speedway for their only appearance this season.
The Crate Modifieds, 4-Cylinders and Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club
round out the slate. The pit gates open at 4:00 p.m. and the grandstand
turnstiles unlock at 5:00 p.m. Hot laps get started at 6:00 p.m. with racing
getting underway at 7:00 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, JUNE 30, 2018
Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Brandon Grosso 2. JR Fulper 3. Davey Sammons 4. Steve Davis 5.
David VanHorn 6. Blaine Bracelin 7. Roger Manning 8. PJ Oliver 9. Jim
Bobbitt
Heat 2 - 1. Ryan Godown 2. Billy Pauch, Jr. 3. Ryan Krachun 4. Matt Stangle
5. John McClelland 6. Danny Bouc 7. TJ Lilly 8. Kevin Vaclavicek 9. Brian
Papiez
MODIFIEDS - 30 LAPS FEATURE
1. MATT STANGLE 2. Danny Bouc 3. Kevin Vaclavicek 4. Steve Davis 5. JR
Fulper 6. David VanHorn 7. Billy Pauch, Jr. 8. John McClelland 9. Ryan
Krachun 10. Brandon Grosso 11. Davey Sammons 12. Blaine Bracelin 13. Brian
Papiez 14. Tim Apgar 15. TJ Lilly 16. Jim Bobbitt 17. Roger Manning 18. Ryan
Godown 19. PJ Oliver 20. Bryan Kuhl
DNS: Rich Rutski
Crate Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Johnny Bangs 2. John Aumick 3. Jeremy Martino 4. Joe Toth 5. Rob
Mancini
Heat 2 - 1. Steve Hicks 2. Eric Palmer 3. Seth Spayd 4. Steve Desmelyk 5.
Jordon Cox
Heat 3 - 1. John Criscione 2. Connor King 3. Kyle Kania 4. Aaron Weaver 5.
Ryan Simmons
CRATE MODIFIEDS - MR CRATE CLASSIC - 30 LAPS FEATURE
1. CONNOR KING 2. Eric Palmer 3. Sammy Martz, Jr. 4. John Aumick 5. Jeremy
Martino 6. Joe Toth 7. Steve Hicks 8. Johnny Bangs 9. John Criscione 10.
Jordon Cox 11. Tom Princiotta 12. Kyle Kania 13. Kevin Borden, Jr. 14. Steve
Desmelyk 15. Glenn McIntyre 16. Bill Lester 17. Matt Miller 18. Ryan Simmons
19. Rob Mancini 20. Seth Spayd 21. Dan Fleming 22. Aaron Weaver
DNS: George Gareis, Jr.
Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars
Heat 1 - 1. Brian Spencer 2. Eric Jennings 3. Duane Nixon 4. Paul Comstock
Heat 2 - 1. Jermain Godshall 2. Karl Freyer 3. Rich Mellor 4. Heidi Hedin
LARRY'S HOT RODS & HARLEY'S NORTHEAST WINGLESS SPRINT CARS - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. JERMAIN GODSHALL 2. Brian Spencer 3. Heidi Hedin 4.Karl Freyer 5. Rich
Mellor 6. Duane Nixon 7. Eric Jennings 8. Al Cheney 9. Lee Nardelli 10. Paul
Comstock
DNS: Nick Wean, Larry Drake
STREET STOCKS - 15 LAPS FEATURE
1. JON MEYER 2. Spider Ensinger, Sr. 3. Billy Wroble 4. Jerry Stanzione 5.
Doug Fresh 6. Jim Avery 7. Bill Liedtka 8. Ryan Freshneck
4-CYLINDERS - 15 LAPS FEATURE
1. JOE GAREY, SR. 2. Tom Stavola 3. Mike Fox
WALL STADIUM AUTO RACING RESULTS – JUNE 30, 2018
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Wall Stadium
DATE OF EVENT: June 30, 2018
DATE OF RELEASE: June 30, 2018
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
BLEWETT (MODS), GRAVES (4 CYLINDER) AMONG WALL WINNERS SATURDAY
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Jimmy Blewett of Howell in the Modified division and Wall's TJ Graves in the 4 Cylinder Stocks were among the five feature race winners in All American Auto Group Racing Series at Wall Stadium Speedway on Saturday night.
In the Pete and Elda's Bar/Carmen's Pizzeria Modified 40-lapper multi-time champ Chas Okerson rocketed to the front at the outset and appeared to be on his way to victory until the halfway point when his motor soured and he dropped from the race. Jackson's Steven Reed and Blewett then took over the top two spots as Tyler Truex of Mayetta and Holmdel's Andrew Krause moved into the top four.
With the the top runners racing in tight formation this one boiled over with a handful of laps remaining. Exiting turn two Reed's car appeared to slip. Blewett seemed to check up but Truex's car appeared to push Blewett's car into Reed forcing him to complete the spin. On the restart Krause advanced to second and hounded Blewett to the finish. Joey Merlino of Pine Hill, Truex and Blake Barney of Jackson wrapped up the top five.
“When Steven got loose exiting the second turn I tried to check up but the cars were just running hard behind me and pushed me into him,” Blewett said after the race. “I think we got lucky tonight. I think Andrew had the car to beat. A lot of guys are doing their homework. This win is for my son James for his birthday!”
Graves led the 50-lapper for the Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder Stocks the entire way and had his most challenging moments in the final five laps after the event's only caution. For those final laps Sal Liguori of Hazlet and Jeffrey Loesch of Neptune were in a position to strike, but instead wrestled each other for second before Loesch nailed down the spot. AJ Jadacki of Howell and Chuck McDonald wrapped up the top five.
The Center State Engineering Sportsman cars battled in two 20-lap main events. The first race came down to a battle between Louie Keraitis of Toms River and Howell's Kevin Davison for the win. This fight for first raged until Keraitis tagged the second turn guardrail on the final lap and Davison raced in to his first win of the season. Carsten DiGiantomasso of Jackson, Micheal Carr and Eddie McCarthy, both of Pt. Pleasant, and Freehold's Howie Conk wrapped up the top five.
The second Sportsman feature saw Carr return to take the victory on the first night of running a brand new car. Kyle Scisco of Jackson offered plenty of pressure before settling for second, with Davison, Carsten DiGiantomasso and McCarthy wrapping up the top five.
Nick Van Wickle of Edgewater Park took the lead on lap seven and raced on to win the Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars 25-lapper over early leader Peter Bruno of Little Silver. Joe McGrath of Middletown, Eugene Drew of Oakland and James Van Wickle of Edgewater Park were third through fifth.
The All American Auto Group Racing Series continues this Saturday evening (July 7) with First Responders Night where all first responders will be admitted free to the grandstand when showing proper identification. The Modifieds will race in a 40-lapper and the Center State Engineering Sportsman cars, O'Shea's Auto Repair Factory Stocks, Legend Cars and the Mike's Performance Center Limited Late Models are all scheduled for 25-lappers. The touring Three-Quarter Midgets are also on the card. 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 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
MODIFIED FEATURE – 40 Laps – 1. JIMMY BLEWETT, HOWELL, 2. Andrew Krause, 3. Joey Merlino, 4. Tyler Truex, 5. Blake Barney, 6. Steven Reed, 7. Jason Treat, 8. Chas Okerson 9. Derek Hopkinson
4 CYLINDER STOCK FEATURE – 50 Laps – 1. TJ GRAVES, WALL, 2. Jeffrey Loesch, 3. Sal Liguori, 4. AJ Jadacki, 5. Chuck McDonald, 6. Brian Osborn, 7. Brian Desarno, 8. Chris Silvestri, 9. Nicole Razzano, 10. Darianne McLaren, 11. Jennifer Schultz, 12. Ian Ashford, 13. Darren Burdge, 14. JC Duvall, 15. Neil Rutt
1ST SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. KEVIN DAVISON, HOWELL, 2. Carsten DiGiantomasso, 3. Michael Carr, 4. Eddie McCarthy, 5. Howie Conk, 6. Eric lane, 7. Kyle Scisco, 8. Joe Cooley, 9. Jake Nelke, 10. John McCormick, 11. John Blewett IV, 12. Stefan Nickolof, 13. Roland DeMartino, 14. Louie Keraitis, 15. Jonathan Laureigh, 16. Jarrett DiGiantomasso, 17. Michael Rising, 18. Mike Brennan, 19. Larry Thompson
2ND SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. MICHAEL CARR, PT. PLEASANT, 2. Scisco, 3. Davison, 4. Carsten DiGiantomasso, 5. McCarthy, 6. Lane, 7. Blewett, 8. Conk, 9. Laureigh, 10. Cooley, 11. McCormick, 12. Jarret DiGiantomasso, 13. Nelke, 14. Brennan, 15. DeMartino
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. NICK VAN WICKLE, EDGEWATER PARK, 2. Peter Bruno, 3. Joe McGrath, 4. Eugene Drew, 5. James Van Wickle, 6. Vinny Colletti, 7. Joe Przybylinski, 8. Roger Nickerson, 9. Bill Petrolino
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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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KRESSLEY SCORES THIRD MODIFIED VICTORY AT GRANDVIEW, 3 OTHERS JOIN THE WINNER’S CIRCLE ON BECHTELSVILLE CAR WASH NIGHT
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. JULY 1, 2018 . . . Saturday night at Grandview Speedway in activities sponsored by Bechtelsville Car Wash, Brett “The Threat” Kressley scored his third T.P. Trailers NASCAR 30-lap Modified feature victory by outdistancing runner-up Duane Howard.
In the 25-lap NASCAR Sportsman feature Ryan Beltz scored his second point career win in the event.
Tim Tanner Jr. was the victor in the 25-lap Delaware Auto Exchange Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series Sprint feature.
Brett Peters was able to win the 15-lap feature in the Blast From The Past Vintage division.
Providing the feature winners met the requirements, they received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers and also product certificates from BP Fuels.
Jordan Henn returned to the Modified ranks after being forced out of competition a few weeks ago and wasted no time grabbing the early lead.
John Willman, Ray Swinehart, Kenny Gilmore and Ron Kline diced for the remaining positions behind the rookie.
Willman and Gilmore battled for four laps for second before Willman broke free and set sail after Henn and by lap 11 he put his bids in for the lead.
By the Dan’s Deli ½- hoagie mark, a three-way battle for the top spot ensured between Henn, Willman and Kressley.
Kressley, who started 12th, made a bold move coming out of the fourth turn and got around Willman and Henn for first.
Mark Kratz slowed his pace in turn two to bring out the 21st lap caution.
Kressley held his pace on the restart with the order behind him comprised of Willman, Howard, Jared Umbenhauer and Mike Gular, with all of them trying their best to advance.
Howard moved by Willman on the 22nd lap and set his signs on Kressley, who had a commanding lead built up.
No more restarts were needed once Kressley gained control to allow anyone an opportunity to overtake him and at the wave of the checkered it was career win number six. Chasing him across the line were Howard, Umbenhauer, Willman, who finally had a change of luck for his season best finish and Gular.
Qualifying events were won by Craig Von Dohren, Henn, Kressley and Ryan Grim. Tim Buckwalter and Brett Gilmore won the consolation races.
The Sportsman feature saw Kenny Bock take the early lead and set the pace for four laps until Beltz slipped underneath him as the pair came off turn four to become the new leader.
Kyle Lilick brought out the first yellow on the ninth lap when he stopped along the homestretch infield apron. On the restart Bock got the edge on Beltz and was back in first.
After two tries to get the 11th lap in in the books Beltz managed to regain the lead.
Behind Beltz jockeying for positions were Bock, Mark Kemmerer, Craig Whitmoyer and Jack Butler.
Kemmerer moved into second on the 19th lap and set sail after Beltz. In no time Kemmerer caught the leader to pressure him.
A fourth turn multi-car incident set up a one lap shoot out for the win. On the restart as Beltz and Kemmerer exited the fourth turn, contact was made between the two and Kemmerer hit the first turn wall putting him out of contention. He was uninjured but the car sustained heavy damage.
Beltz never surrendered the lead and went on to claim the win. Finishing second was Whitmoyer followed by Bock, for his season best finish, Brian Hirthler and Butler.
Beltz, Butler and Lilick were the heat winners. The consi went to Ken Eckert Jr.
In the 25-lap MASS Sprint feature pole sitter Scott Frack was the early leader and survived several caution and red flag incidents.
Things changed on the 12th lap red flag restart brought out when Logan Diehl flipped on the backstretch. He was uninjured. Frack held the lead when racing resumed, but now Tanner Jr. got past Ryan Stillwagon for second to challenge the leader.
The red was displayed again for Bryant Davis’ flip between turns three and four after he hit the infield tire marker. This time Tanner Jr. made his move to the inside groove off four and was the new leader with Stillwagon following through for second.
Tanner Jr. and Stillwagon raced side-by-side for several laps, but it was Tanner Jr. that picked up the victory. Finishing a close second was Stillwagon followed by Dan Brown, Rick Stief and Andy Best.
Todd Lapp led the 15-lap Blast From The Past Vintage feature for five laps before Brett Peters passed him for the front position.
Peters never faltered and went on to win the event trailed by Doug Steppenchuck, Andy Cassel, Lapp and Wyatt Jacobus.
There is Tuesday night, July 3, racing at Grandview featuring the Pennsylvania Sprint Speedweek 410 sprints and TP Trailers 358 Modifieds. Racing takes place at 7:30 p.m.
The biggest event of the season is coming up for the Late Model stock cars at Grandview Speedway on Saturday, July 7th when the annual Firecracker 40 takes place.
The format for the Late Model portion of the tripleheader night of racing excitement will have racers run practice hot laps, timed hot laps and the fastest eight will redraw for the 40-lap feature race. However if the car count is 24 or more then there will be qualifying through eight lap heat races with 24 cars starting the Firecracker 40.
Joining the Late Models as part of the Firecracker tripleheader will be the very popular T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds along with the exciting Sportsman racers.
Racers taking part in the Low Down & Dirty Meet and Greet at the main entrance starting at 5 p.m. will be Danny Snyder, Kyle Merkel and Wayne Pfeil.
Adult admission for this special night of racing will be $20 while youngsters 6 through 11 pay just $5. Kids under 6 are admitted FREE. Active military, with proper ID, are admitted free. And there is free parking on the speedway grounds.
RACE RESULTS
BRC Car Wash T.P. Trailers NASCAR Modified Feature (30 Laps): 1. Brett Kressley, 2. Duane Howard, 3. Jared Umbenhauer, 4. John Willman, 5. Mike Gular, 6. Mike Mahaney, 7. Craig Von Dohren, 8. Jeff Strunk, 9. Kevin Hirthler, 10. Ryan Grim, 11. Ron Kline, 12. Doug Manmiller, 13. Ryan Lilick, 14. Eric Biehn, 15. Jordan Henn, 16. Clay Butler, 17. Joe Fanelli, 18. Kyle Weiss, 19. Steve Swinehart, 20. Chris Esposito, 21. Bobby Trapper, 22. Ryan Watt, 23. Kenny Gilmore, 24. Mark Kratz, 25. Brett Gilmore, 26. Ray Swinehart, 27. Timmy Buckwalter, 28. Ron Seltmann Jr. DNQ: Ron Myers, Skylar Sheriff, Bobby Gunther Walsh, Briggs Danner, Dan Waisempacher, Frank Cozze, Bobby Trapper Jr., Carroll Hine III, Justin Grim and Chris Gambler.
BRC NASCAR Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. Ryan Beltz, 2. Craig Whitmoyer, 3. Kenny Bock, 4. Brian Hirthler, 5. Jack Butler, 6. Brad Brightbill, 7. Joe Funk III, 8. Mike Mammana, 9. Brad Grim, 10. Sean Weiss, 11. Derrick Smith, 12. Nicho Flammer, 13. Mark Kemmerer, 14. Jim Housworth, 15. Louden Reimert, 16. Mike Lisowski, 17. Jesse Landis, 18. Kurt Bettler, 19. Ken Eckert Jr., 20. Andy Clemmer, 21. Dylan Swinehart, 22. Paul Houseknecht, 23. Kyle Lilick, 24. Nathan Mohr. DNQ: Andrew Kreis and Brad Arnold.
MASS Sprint Feature (25 Laps): 1. Tim Tanner Jr., 2. Ryan Stillwagon, 3. Dan Brown, 4. Rick Stief, 5. Andy Best, 6. Jonathan Haegele, 7. Eddie Wagner, 8. Jeff Geiges, 9. Tom Carberry, 10. Zack Burd, 11. C.J. Faison, 12. Chad Connor, 13. Tim Smolenyak, 14. Scott Frack, 15. Bryant Davis, 16. Logan Diehl, 17. Tyler Reinhardt, 18. Brendon Poff, 19. Austin Bishop, 20. Johnny Yanek, 21. Keith Andersen, 22. Dominic Melair, 23. Daniel Leaper, 24. Larry McVay.
Blast From The Past Vintage Feature (15 Laps): 1. Brett Peters, 2. Doug Steppenchuck, 3. Andy Cassel, 4. Todd Lapp, 5. Wyatt Jacobus Sr., 6. Rich Decker, 7. Domique Deglas, 8. Ricky Rutt, 9. Doug Miller, 10. Dave Dissinger, 11. Tom Orth, 12. Brock Jacobus, 13. Bill Gerhart. DNS: Mike Kelly and Mike Mervine.
COMING EVENTS AS OF JULY 1
Saturday, July 7 Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Model Firecracker 40--7:30 PM
Saturday, July 14 Whelen Engineering Night - Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models--7:30 PM
Friday, July 20 Outlaw Enduro and Blast from the Past Vintage Cars – 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 21 Hatfield Quality Meats Night - Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models, Blast from the Past Vintage Cars – 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 28 AD Moyer Lumber Night - Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models--7:30 PM
Saturday, August 4 Checkered Flag Fan Club Night - Modifieds, Sportsman, Late Models--7:30 PM
Saturday, August 11 Pioneer Pole Buildings Forrest Rogers Memorial 50 laps, Sportsman, Late Models--7:30 PM
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Untouchable In Fred Brownfield Classic Finale
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Winner Sam Hafertepe Jr. (Lisa Dynes Photo)
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. Untouchable In Fred Brownfield Classic Finale
Bryan Hulbert - ELMA, Wash. (June 30, 2018) No Brakes, broken right front Shock, starting to Rain, and missing his Hat for a moment before Victory Lane; it didn't matter. No one could keep pace with Sam Hafertepe, Jr. as the Heidbreder Foundation No. 15h stormed to victory in the Fred Brownfield Classic at Grays Harbor Raceway with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com.
With the rain starting to come down, Sam reflected his fourth National Tour win of the season, "To get the win tonight is awesome. I really felt like we deserved to have the chance last night, and we definitely got the job done tonight."
Having to wrestle the car on the closing lap with the front axle bouncing all over through traffic, it allowed Jason Solwold to close the gap from a straightaway, but it didn't prove enough as Sam found the checkered flag with a 1.080-second advantage.
"We had the same thing happen a couple races ago. It's actually happened a couple time this year with the shock coming off and Brake Lines coming off, I honestly thought about pulling in there on Lap 18. Just didn't have any brakes so if someone had crashed in front of me, we could have run right through them. Fortunately, it didn't happen, and we were fortunate to be able to start out front with clean air and limp it home. We had a really good car, just couldn't flex our muscle at the end like we wanted too with the problems we had,"
Green for two revolutions, the race's first caution flew on Lap 2 as Logan Forler and Greg Hamilton came to a stop along the front stretch. Both able to return, Hamilton's night came to a quick end as the No. 96 flipped off the second turn. Greg was unharmed. Pulling away on the restart, Hafertepe found the back of the pack in a matter of laps. Putting several lapped cars in the mix, the caution flew again while working Lap 11 for Kyle Miller.
Chased by Henry Van Dam to the caution, the No. 33v would not see the checkered flag as the rear brakes erupted into flames. Henry was unharmed as Jason Solwold took over second. Under green, Hafertepe again pulled to a comfortable advantage. Losing several car lengths in traffic on Lap 16, Jason Solwold would filter the slower traffic to one between himself and Hafertepe as the caution lights came on again on Lap 18 for the spun No. 44 of Chris Martin.
Diving the low line on the restart, Solwold was unable to get a run. Green until Lap 23 for Garen Linder who stopped off the fourth turn, the restart put Solwold with Joey Saldana in tow from 10th. Keeping pace on the restart, it only took a couple laps for Sam to begin pulling away as Joey Saldana battled to hold third from Austen Wheatley with the position finally going to the No. 45.
Working into traffic at the white flag flying, Hafertepe was not to be denied. Jason Solwold held onto second with Austen Wheatly, Joey Saldana, and Colton Heath to make the top-five.
Charing through the field from 22nd, Matt Covington was the night's CP-Carrillo Hard Charger with a run to sixth. Jared Peterson seventh was trailed by Logan Forler who picked up 10 spots over the 30 lap affair. Making the best of a provisional, Skylar Gee moved from 24th to ninth with Chase Goetz crossing in 10th.
Coming up next for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com is the third annual NAPA Grizzly Nationals at Gallatin Speedway in Belgrade, Mont. on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7. Both nights open at 5:00 P.M. with racing at 7:00 P.M. (MDT) Tickets are on sale by calling (406) 388-9666.
For other news, notes, and information on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the Regional Tours that make up the nearly 150 races across the ASCS Nation in 2018, log onto http://www.ascsracing.com, follow on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Twitter (@LucasOilASCS).
Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Grays Harbor Raceway - Elma, Wash.
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Fred Brownfield Classic - Night 2
Car Count: 37
Event Count: 39
Heat Races (Top 12 advance to the A-Feature)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 77X-Alex Hill, [2]; 2. 75-Brian Boswell, [1]; 3. 6A-Kyle Miller, [6]; 4. 33S-Lance Sargent, [4]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee, [5]; 6. 28-Scott Bogucki, [7]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [8]; 8. 25-Michael Hodel, [3]; 9. (DNF) 15-Jeff Dunlap, [9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 45-Austen Wheatley, [4]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball, [1]; 3. 26-Joey Saldana, [6]; 4. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [3]; 5. 27DD-David Hoiness, [5]; 6. 95-Matt Covington, [7]; 7. 9-Shawn Rice, [8]; 8. (DNF) 1-Travis Rilat, [2]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Garen Linder, [1]; 2. 33-Colton Heath, [4]; 3. 0J-Jay Cole, [2]; 4. 3-J.J. Hickle, [5]; 5. F1-Rick Fauver, [3]; 6. 97R-Jason Reed, [6]; 7. (DNF) 45X-Johnny Herrera, [7]; 8. (DNF) 96-Greg Hamilton, [8]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 8P-Jared Peterson, [2]; 2. 44-Chris Martin, [1]; 3. 91-Chase Goetz, [3]; 4. 2L-Logan Forler, [5]; 5. 10L-Brock Lemley, [4]; 6. 52-Blake Hahn, [8]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [7]; 8. 17-Cam Smith, [6]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 3 in each advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [3]; 2. 96-Greg Hamilton, [9]; 3. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [8]; 4. 33S-Lance Sargent, [2]; 5. 27DD-David Hoiness, [4]; 6. F1-Rick Fauver, [6]; 7. 17W-Harli White, [7]; 8. 25-Michael Hodel, [10]; 9. (DNF) 3-J.J. Hickle, [1]; 10. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [5]; (DNS) 15-Jeff Dunlap,
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 2L-Logan Forler, [1]; 2. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [2]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, [5]; 4. 17-Cam Smith, [9]; 5. 97R-Jason Reed, [6]; 6. 9-Shawn Rice, [7]; 7. (DNF) 2C-Wayne Johnson, [8]; 8. (DNF) 99-Skylar Gee, [3]; 9. (DNF) 10L-Brock Lemley, [4]; (DNS) 1-Travis Rilat,
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [2]; 2. 18-Jason Solwold, [4]; 3. 45-Austen Wheatley, [6]; 4. 26-Joey Saldana, [10]; 5. 33-Colton Heath, [8]; 6. 95-Matt Covington, [22]; 7. 8P-Jared Peterson, [7]; 8. 2L-Logan Forler, [18]; 9. 99-Skylar Gee, [24]; 10. 91-Chase Goetz, [15]; 11. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [20]; 12. 52-Blake Hahn, [17]; 13. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [21]; 14. 44-Chris Martin, [14]; 15. 17-Cam Smith, [25]; 16. 0J-Jay Cole, [16]; 17. 75-Brian Boswell, [12]; 18. 33S-Lance Sargent, [26]; 19. (DNF) 77X-Alex Hill, [5]; 20. (DNF) 22-Garen Linder, [11]; 21. (DNF) 5J-Jamie Ball, [13]; 22. (DNF) 33V-Henry VanDam, [1]; 23. (DNF) 23-Seth Bergman, [3]; 24. (DNF) 6A-Kyle Miller, [9]; 25. (DNF) 96-Greg Hamilton, [19]; 26. (DNF) 2C-Wayne Johnson, [23]
Lap Leader(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr, 1-30
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Matt Covington +16
FSR High Point Driver: Austen Wheatley
Provisional(s): Wayne Johnson (ASCS); Skylar Gee (ASCS); Cam Smith (Promoter); Lance Sargent (Promoter)
2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,426; 2. Seth Bergman 2,415; 3. Blake Hahn 2,351; 4. Wayne Johnson 2,221; 5. Johnny Herrera 2,190; 6. Matt Covington 2,143; 7. Scott Bogucki 2,102; 8. Skylar Gee 2,017; 9. Jamie Ball 1,861; 10. Travis Rilat 1,830; 11. Roger Crockett 1,816; 12. Chris Martin 1,800; 13. Harli White 1,771; 14. Alex Hill 1,596; 15. Sammy Swindell 1,410;
2018 ASCS National Tour Wins: Seth Bergman - 4 (4/6 - Texas Motor Speedway; 5/10 - Lakeside Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway); Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 4 (5/12 - I-30 Speedway; 6/8 - West Texas Raceway; 6/21 - Skagit Speedway; 6/30 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Sammy Swindell - 3 (6/9 - Route 66 Motor Speedway; 6/14 - Creek County Speedway; 6/16 - Salina Speedway); Wayne Johnson - 2 (5/9 - Humboldt Speedway; 6/13 - Lawton Speedway); Roger Crockett - 1 (3/16 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Brady Bacon - 1 (4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway); Matt Covington - 1 (4/27 - Paducah International Raceway); Greg Hodnett - 1 (5/4 - Williams Grove Speedway) ; Blake Heimbach - 1 (5/5 - Selinsgrove Speedway); Scott Bogucki - 1 (6/12 - Devil's Bowl Speedway); Jason Solwold - 1 (6/29 - Grays Harbor Raceway);
ASCS Online:
American Sprint Car Series: http://www.ascsracing.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lucasoilascs
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lucasoilascs (@lucasoilascs)
Instagram: LucasOilASCS
Audio Broadcast: http://www.racinboys.com
Live Scoring (Where Applicable): Race Monitor and MRP Live
ASCS National Tour Drivers Online:
Jamie Ball (Knoxville, IA): http://www.jamieball.com/default.aspx?i=false
Seth Bergman (Snohomish, WA.): http://www.sethbergmanracing.com
Scott Bogucki (McLaren Vale, S. Aust.): https://www.facebook.com/ScottBogucki89
Matt Covington (Glenpool, OK): http://www.mattcovingtonracing.com
Roger Crockett (Medford, OR): http://www.rocketdesignsllc.com
Skylar Gee (Leduc, Alberta, Can.): https://twitter.com/SkylarGee99
Sam Hafertepe, Jr. (Sunnyvale, TX): http://www.sam15.com
Alex Hill (Six Nations, Ontario, Can.): https://twitter.com/alexhill77x
Blake Hahn (Sapulpa, OK): http://www.blakehahnracing.com
Johnny Herrera (Albuquerque, N.M.): http://www.johnnyherreraracing.com
Wayne Johnson (Oklahoma City, OK): https://www.facebook.com/WayneJohnsonRacing?fref=ts
Chris Martin (Ankeny, IA): https://twitter.com/cmr_44?lang=en
Robbie Price (Cobble Hill, BC, Can.): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Travis Rilat (Forney, TX): http://www.bdsmotorsportsllc.com
Harli White (Lindsay, OK): http://www.harliwhiteracing.net
ASCS Sponsors:
Lucas Oil Products is the title sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. More information can be found on Lucas Oil Products at www.lucasoil.com. Sawblade.com is the presenting sponsor of the American Sprint Car Series. Log onto http://www.sawblade.com for more information and follow them on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sawblade.com_
Associate sponsors for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented Sawblade.com include Hoosier Racing Tire, CP-Carrillo Pistons, EMI, and Brodix. All Heat Races are brought to you by ButlerBuilt Professional Seating Systems. All B-Features are presented by BMRS.
Team Lucas Sponsors for the American Sprint Car Series consist of Protect the Harvest, Geico, Sawblade.com, MAVTV Motorsports Network, LucasOilRacing.tv, and General Tire.
Communications for the American Sprint Car Series is provided by Racing Electronics. All events are broadcast online at http://www.racinboys.com.
Product and Contingency Sponsorship provided by K&N Filters, BMRS, SpeedMart, Engler Machine and Tool, FSR Radiator and Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, MyRacePass.com, Weld Wheels, Maxwell Industries, Simpson, Wesmar Racing Engines, Hinchman Indy Racewear, Rod End Supply, Smiley's Racing Products, and Speedway Motors.
Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions
Aaron Reutzel wins Summer Slash at Route 66; Sweeps weekend with Arctic Cat All Stars presented by Mobil 1
JOLIET, Ill. (June 30, 2018) - Officially sweeping the two-day Indiana/Illinois road trip, Clute, Texas, native Aaron Reutzel cruised to his fifth Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory of the 2018 season on Saturday night, this time scoring a $5,000 payday during a visit to the Dirt Oval @ Route 66 in Joliet, Illinois. Reutzel, who was forced to overcome engine issues early in the program, took command for the first time on lap seven and never looked back, eventually surviving a few bobbles on a fast, but tricky curb, ultimately keeping a hard charging Dave Blaney at bay.
Six-time and defending All Star champion Chad Kemenah chased Blaney and Reutzel to the final checkers, followed by Lemoore, California’s Carson Macedo and Nashville’s Paul McMahan.
“This goes to show what kind of a team we have,” Aaron Reutzel said in victory lane with MAVTV Motorsports Network cameras rolling. “Hurting a motor earlier today really threw a wrench in our plans. Lucky for me, my guys were able to get that changed pretty quick. Besides that hiccup, we never really struggled tonight. We were able to put ourselves in a key position in the heat race, followed up with a solid dash finish, and then a win.”
Reutzel’s first, official bid for the top spot occurred on lap seven, actually driving around two competitors in one circuit to claim the race lead. Utilizing the very topside of the speedway while racing in the third position, the driver of the Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports/No. 87 entry powered around Parker Price-Miller at the exit of turn two to gain the runner-up spot, just before nailing a perfect slider on race leader Jac Haudenschild at the exit of turn four. The textbook slider worked perfectly, maintaining control as the front-runners raced by the flagstand to complete lap seven.
Reutzel’s campaign at the front of the field was not all gravy, forced to withstand four cautions and periods of heavy traffic. Perhaps Reutzel’s biggest challenge was the topside cushion, nearly biting the former ASCS national champion with less than five laps remaining. By that time, Dave Blaney, who had already charged from 21st to second, was closing-in on the familiar No. 87. Although strong around the bottom groove, Reutzel’s momentum on top was stronger, holding on to score his second All Star victory in as many days.
“This track really reminds me of a track we have back home,” Reutzel continued. “That track is really hard on left rears, so I knew I had to keep my left rear under me and just keep the tires from spinning. Once I got to third right from the start, I just kinda went into cruise mode. I was able to get around Parker [Price-Miller] and then make a slider work on Jac [Haudenschild]. That last caution actually saved me because I think I had the wing a little too far back. I’m glad to get this done.”
With the month of June officially in the books, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will move ahead and begin preparations for an action-packed July agenda, first visiting Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, for the 10th Annual Lou Blaney Memorial on Saturday evening, July 7.
Tony Stewart’s All Stars visited Sharon Speedway twice thus far in 2018; once for the inaugural Buckeye Cup in early May, followed by a visit during Ohio Sprint Speedweek in mid-June. Two different winners were crowned including Aaron Reutzel in May, followed by Christopher Bell during the 36th edition of Speedweek.
More information pertaining to Sharon Speedway’s 10th Annual Lou Blaney Memorial will be posted during the next few days. Those seeking information regarding reserved seats and advanced tickets should visit Sharon Speedway on the Web at www.sharonspeedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results:
Dirt Oval @ Route 66 - Saturday, June 30, 2018:
Summer Slash Event
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 39 entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Aaron Reutzel - 13.651 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Parker Price-Miller - 13.811 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Chad Kemenah
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Gary Taylor
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Scotty Thiel
Mobil 1 Heat #4: Jac Haudenschild
JE Pistons Dash #1: Parker Price-Miller
Wix Filters Dash #2: Jac Haudenschild
Classic Ink USA B-Main: Dave Blaney
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Aaron Reutzel
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Dave Blaney [+19]
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 13.811; 2. 7K-Cale Conley, 13.859; 3. 3G-Carson Macedo, 13.938; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 14.044; 5. 25-Jake Blackhurst, 14.116; 6. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 14.121; 7. 7J-Joe Swanson, 14.181; 8. 10W-Brandon McMullen, 14.188; 9. 70-Dave Blaney, 14.205; 10. 17B-Bill Balog, NT
Group (B)
1. 13-Paul McMahan, 13.950; 2. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 14.005; 3. 35-Tyler Esh, 14.012; 4. 11-Gary Taylor, 14.150; 5. 47-Terry Babb, 14.555; 6. 23-Russel Borland, 14.587; 7. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 14.737; 8. 12-Mike Decker, 15.252; 9. 29-Hunter Custer, 16.268; 10. 5-Chase Briscoe, NT
Group (C)
1. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 14.124; 2. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 14.253; 3. 64-Scotty Thiel, 14.272; 4. 1M-Phillip Mock, 14.351; 5. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr., 14.378; 6. 98-Carl Bowser, 14.398; 7. 23D-Trey Datweiler, 14.719; 8. 7-Scott Uttech, 15.170; 9. 43-Jereme Schroeder, 15.542; 10. 14F-Jimmy Fifield, 16.326
Group (D)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 13.917; 2. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.963; 3. 73-Ben Schmidt, 14.017; 4. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 14.055; 5. 85M-Steve Meyer, 14.494; 6. 28-Brian Paulus, 14.499; 7. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 14.806; 8. 4K-Kris Spitz, 14.916; 9. 63X-Nick Matuszewski, 15.506
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 10H-Chad Kemenah [1]; 2. 3G-Carson Macedo [2]; 3. 7K-Cale Conley [3]; 4. 4-Parker Price-Miller [4]; 5. 25-Jake Blackhurst [5]; 6. 70-Dave Blaney [9]; 7. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [6]; 8. 10W-Brandon McMullen [8]; 9. 7J-Joe Swanson [7]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 11-Gary Taylor [1]; 2. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [3]; 3. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 4. 35-Tyler Esh [2]; 5. 23-Russel Borland [6]; 6. 47-Terry Babb [5]; 7. 12-Mike Decker [8]; 8. 29-Hunter Custer [9]; 9. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [7]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 64-Scotty Thiel [2]; 2. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [4]; 3. 98-Carl Bowser [6]; 4. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr. [5]; 5. 1M-Phillip Mock [1]; 6. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [3]; 7. 23D-Trey Datweiler [7]; 8. 7-Scott Uttech [8]; 9. 43-Jereme Schroeder [9]; 10. 14F-Jimmy Fifield [10]
Heat #4 - Group (D) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 3-Jac Haudenschild [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. 14-Tony Stewart [3]; 4. 73-Ben Schmidt [2]; 5. 28-Brian Paulus [6]; 6. 85M-Steve Meyer [5]; 7. 22-Brandon Spithaler [7]; 8. 4K-Kris Spitz [8]; 9. 63X-Nick Matuszewski [9]
Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 4-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [4]; 3. 7K-Cale Conley [2]; 4. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [5]; 5. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [3]
Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 3-Jac Haudenschild [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. 64-Scotty Thiel [2]; 4. 3G-Carson Macedo [5]; 5. 11-Gary Taylor [3]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 70-Dave Blaney [3]; 2. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [1]; 3. 85M-Steve Meyer [5]; 4. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [4]; 5. 22-Brandon Spithaler [8]; 6. 10W-Brandon McMullen [10]; 7. 23D-Trey Datweiler [7]; 8. 4K-Kris Spitz [11]; 9. 7-Scott Uttech [12]; 10. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [14]; 11. 12-Mike Decker [9]; 12. 14F-Jimmy Fifield [17]; 13. 63X-Nick Matuszewski [15]; 14. 29-Hunter Custer [13]; 15. 43-Jereme Schroeder [16]; 16. 47-Terry Babb [6]; 17. 7J-Joe Swanson [2]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 2. 70-Dave Blaney [21]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 4. 3G-Carson Macedo [8]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [11]; 6. 4-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 7. 3-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 8. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [9]; 9. 11-Gary Taylor [10]; 10. 35-Tyler Esh [14]; 11. 14-Tony Stewart [12]; 12. 64-Scotty Thiel [6]; 13. 7K-Cale Conley [5]; 14. 85M-Steve Meyer [23]; 15. 28-Brian Paulus [19]; 16. 23-Russel Borland [20]; 17. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [7]; 18. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [24]; 19. 73-Ben Schmidt [15]; 20. 1M-Phillip Mock [18]; 21. 25-Jake Blackhurst [17]; 22. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr. [16]; 23. 98-Carl Bowser [13]; 24. 65-Jordan Goldesberry [22]
Lap Leaders: Jac Haudenschild [1-6], Aaron Reutzel [7-30]
All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (after 6/30/2018)
1. Carson Macedo - 2780
2. Aaron Reutzel - 2772
3. Chad Kemenah - 2750
4. Jac Haudenschild - 2710
5. Parker Price-Miller - 2592
6. Dave Blaney - 2580
7. Paul McMahan - 2570
8. Cale Conley - 2418
9. Carl Bowser - 2244
10. Brandon Spithaler - 2232
About the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015. In 2018, MAVTV Motorsports Network will be the official television home of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 and will broadcast eight high-profile events.
About Arctic Cat:
For more than 50 years, the Arctic Cat snowmobile brand has stood as one of the most widely recognized and respected in the industry. Today Arctic Cat’s snowmobile product lines span more than 50 different models, with offerings for every style of riding, from trail-riding with the family, to long-distance touring with friends, to mountain sleds to handle the most severe backcountry conditions. For more information, visit: www.arcticcat.com.
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Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of golf cars, utility and personal transportation vehicles, snowmobiles, side-by-sides, all-terrain vehicles, professional turf-care equipment, and ground support equipment. Textron Specialized Vehicles markets products under the E-Z-GO®, Cushman®, Arctic Cat®, Textron Off Road™, Jacobsen®, Dixie Chopper®, Ransomes®, TUG™, Douglas™, Premier™ and Safeaero™ brands. Its vehicles are found in environments ranging from golf courses to factories, airports to planned communities, and theme parks to hunting preserves.
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