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Winner David Gravel (Dave Biro Photo)
David Gravel Uses Brilliant Double-File Restart to Win Knoxville Thriller
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 30, 2018 – David Gravel had a perfect restart on Lap 10 charging from third to first and then held off Donny Schatz to win his fourth World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Feature of the year on Night Two of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville Raceway. Schatz threw everything he had at Gravel, but settled for second with Brad Sweet, who was the leader on the aforementioned restart, completing the podium.
For the second consecutive night, Donny Schatz won the Sears Craftsman Dash, earning the pole for the 25-lap Feature. Schatz took command of the field and led the opening circuit as Sweet and Brian Brown exchanged slide jobs for the runner-up position.
On Lap 8, Sweet made his move underneath Schatz and took the lead to the ninth lap. Schatz battled back hard and would have led Lap 10, but a yellow for fourth-place running Logan Schuchart negated the pass and gave Sweet the lead back.
Sweet and Schatz shared the front row on the double-file restart with Gravel behind Sweet on the inside. Gravel pounced as the Green Flag flew and ducked underneath Sweet and Schatz heading into turn one with a heart-pounding move to take the lead. Sweet and Schatz would jockey for the runner-up position with Sweet taking it on Lap 11, but Schatz coming back and taking the position three laps later.
The final caution of the evening flew for Brooke Tatnell on Lap 17. Gravel elected the bottom on the double-file restart with the 10-time Knoxville Nationals Champion alongside of him. Schatz had an excellent restart and pulled ahead of the CJB Motorsports No.5 down the backstretch, before Gravel regained the lead with a huge slider in turn three and four. That was the move the sealed the victory as Gravel would power away and win by 1.643 seconds.
“Who’s ready for Nationals,” was the first an ecstatic Gravel said upon exiting his CJB Motorsports machine in Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2018.
“We were really good all night yesterday and we knew we had a car capable of winning if we could get up there,” Gravel, who scored the first Perfect 500 score at the Knoxville Nationals last August, only to break while leading the $150,000 to win Feature on Saturday night added.
“This one is for Jason, Bobbi and Jaxx Johnson,” Gravel said to a huge roar from the Knoxville Raceway crowd.
Donny Schatz’ attempt for the weekend sweep ended with him settling for second while Brad Sweet completed the all World of Outlaws regular podium for the second night in a row. Brian Brown finished fourth with Davey Heskin completing the top five. Heskin came from 23rd to finish fifth, good enough for KSE Hard Charger honors.
Friday’s runner-up Ian Madsen, 17th-starting Shane Stewart, Cory Eliason, 24th-starting Brent Marks and Kerry Madsen completed the top ten.
It was a scorching day in Iowa all afternoon and with weather looming, the World of Outlaws and Knoxville Raceway officials were in hurry-up mode to beat Mother Nature, which they did successfully. Despite the triple-digit temperatures all weekend, the Knoxville Raceway track prep team did a tremendous job providing an excellent racing surface as the facility lived up to its nickname as The Sprint Car Capital of the World.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will return to Knoxville Raceway in six short weeks with the running of the Granddaddy of Them All, the Knoxville Nationals. The Outlaws 40th Anniversary Season will continue Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 with the FVP Platinum Battery Showdown at Cedar Lake Speedway. Tickets for the event at Cedar Lake can be purchased here. As always, if you can’t make it to the track be sure to watch all the action LIVE on DIRTVision.com!
Results from Knoxville Raceway June 30, 2018:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 5-David Gravel [5][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$5,000]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$3,000]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [6][$2,700]; 5. 56N-Davey Heskin [23][$2,500]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [13][$2,200]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [17][$2,000]; 8. 83-Cory Eliason [4][$1,800]; 9. 19-Brent Marks [24][$1,600]; 10. 2M-Kerry Madsen [9][$1,450]; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [11][$1,300]; 12. 2KS-Austin McCarl [10][$1,200]; 13. 7S-Jason Sides [14][$1,100]; 14. 9-Daryn Pittman [15][$1,000]; 15. W20-Greg Wilson [22][$950]; 16. 24-Terry McCarl [8][$900]; 17. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [20][$850]; 18. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [18][$750]; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser [21][$725]; 20. 1A-Jacob Allen [7][$700]; 21. 55-Brooke Tatnell [19][$700]; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3][$700]; 23. 83H-Justin Henderson [16][$700]; 24. 3-Sammy Swindell [12][$700] Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-8, Brad Sweet 9, David Gravel 10-25; KSE Hard Charger Award: 56N-Davey Heskin[+18]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.399; 2. 83-Cory Eliason, 15.582; 3. 21-Brian Brown, 15.635; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 15.637; 5. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.653; 6. 5-David Gravel, 15.654; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 15.734; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.735; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 15.758; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 15.849; 11. 19-Brent Marks, 15.869; 12. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 15.881; 13. 7S50-Keoni Texeira, 15.898; 14. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.911; 15. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 15.916; 16. 20-A.J. Moeller, 16.029; 17. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 16.095; 18. 15M-Bobby Mincer, 16.587; 19. 19W-Bobby Weuve, 17.094
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.671; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.867; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.899; 4. 24-Terry McCarl, 15.951; 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.066; 6. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.069; 7. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.114; 8. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, 16.135; 9. 2KS-Austin McCarl, 16.155; 10. 83H-Justin Henderson, 16.165; 11. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 16.269; 12. 3-Sammy Swindell, 16.28; 13. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier, 16.292; 14. 9P-Rager Phillips, 16.331; 15. 56N-Davey Heskin, 16.41; 16. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg, 16.446; 17. 7-Carson McCarl, 16.468; 18. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 16.543; 19. 75-Glen Saville, 16.721
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 21-Brian Brown [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 2M-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [8]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 8. 7S50-Keoni Texeira [7]; 9. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [9]; 10. 19W-Bobby Weuve [10]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 83-Cory Eliason [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [3]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell [6]; 6. O9-Matt Juhl [7]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 8. 15M-Bobby Mincer [9]; 9. 20-A.J. Moeller [8]
Heat #3 - Flight (B) - (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2]; 3. 2KS-Austin McCarl [5]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 5. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [7]; 6. 56N-Davey Heskin [8]; 7. 71A-R.J. Johnson [6]; 8. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [3]; 9. 7-Carson McCarl [9]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 24-Terry McCarl [2]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 3. 3-Sammy Swindell [6]; 4. 83H-Justin Henderson [5]; 5. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [4]; 6. 9P-Rager Phillips [7]; 7. 7W-Tasker Phillips [9]; 8. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [8]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [3]
Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 83-Cory Eliason [3]; 5. 5-David Gravel [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 8. 24-Terry McCarl [8]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer: 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1][-]; 2. W20-Greg Wilson [4][-]; 3. 56N-Davey Heskin [10][-]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [3][-]; 5. O9-Matt Juhl [7][$300]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [9][$250]; 7. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [13][$225]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [16][$200]; 9. 9P-Rager Phillips [8][$200]; 10. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [12][$200]; 11. 15M-Bobby Mincer [15][$200]; 12. 7-Carson McCarl [14][$200]; 13. 19W-Bobby Weuve [17][$200]; 14. 71A-R.J. Johnson [6][$200]; 15. 7S50-Keoni Texeira [5][$200]; 16. 20-A.J. Moeller [11][$200]; 17. 75-Glen Saville [18][$200]; 18. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [2][$200]
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Contact: Brian Liskai
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By Brian Liskai
FREMONT, Ohio - Chris Andrews knocked the gorilla off his back Saturday, June 30 at Fremont Speedway. The Sandusky, Ohio driver has dealt with mechanical issues and an ill-handling race car throughout 2018, but the Burmeister Racing team put it all together on Willie's Sales & Service Night for Andrews first 410 sprint car win of the year.
It wasn't easy for Andrews as he first battled with Broc Martin and then had to hold off a charging Tyler Gunn the final five laps to score his 10th career win at "The Track That Action Built." The win also will help Andrews inch closer to the top three in points for the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads FAST 410 Championship Series Presented by Ohio Logistics.
"Track was pretty good tonight and the Kistler motor was running pretty good and Mikey (Sommers, crew chief) had the car good. I thought we had it a little tight at the beginning...it's a 100 degrees out and I was working twice as hard but I can't thank these guys enough. Channel Seed, Edwards Agriculture, ML Graphics, Kistler Engines, Kistler Racing Products, and Mikey and Rollie, Tommie, Glenn and Sharon Burmeister for putting up with all of us," Andrews said in the Engine Pro Victory Lane.
"It's been a frustrating year. This is noteasy. Broc Martin and Byron Reed and Stuart Brubaker...all these guys are tough and are getting better all the time," Andrews added.
Pittsboro, Indiana's Randy Hannagan has won a lot of sprint car races in his career from the World of Outlaws and All Stars to victories in Australia. But a win at Fremont Speedway has eluded him until Saturday. Hannagan held off a late race challenge from Devin Dobie to capture his first ever win at "The Track That Action Built" with the K&L Ready Mix NRA Sprint Invaders. Hannagan dedicated the victory to Jason Johnson, who lost his life racing a week ago.
"I could retire now because I have this place off my bucket list. This place and Attica has eluded me more than any other place in the world. It's the trickest race track....you have to race the track. We've thought we've had it right every time we have been here...that last time I pushed so bad in qualifying I wanted to load it up and go home. These guys never give up....Lonny, Dennis Yoakum, Fritz, my son, Mason...that's the biggest pleasure I get is having him out here and meeting me in victory lane," said Hannagan beside his Stark County Co-Op, McDallion, Refinish Systems, Hoosier Tire, SMRS, Kenny's Components backed #22H.
"This one right here is for Jason Johnson. It's a tough deal when you race for a living like he has....I've been able to do it a number of years. I didn't know Jason that well but I knew him. We raced in Australia together and all across the country. It's hard to get close to these guys for when things like this happen because it hits home. It's an extended part of your family. This is also for Kent Karhoff my long time crew chief...his father passed away the same day as Jason Johnson so I want to dedicate this to him also. He's been a big part of my career over the years with Dennis Yoakum Racing and my old team. I have to thank Ron Hammons for keeping a hell of a series together and Rich Farmer for giving us a track. I think we have one of the best series in the country to race with," added Hannagan.
Jamie Miller is the hottest 305 sprint car driver in Ohio right now. The Fremont, Ohio driver dominated the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 A-main for his fourth straight win in the JLH General Contractor FAST 305 Championship Series Presented by Engine Pro. It was Miller's second win of the year at Fremont and his fifth overall victory of 2018. Miller will take a big FAST point lead into the series race at Waynesfield Raceway Park Tuesday, July 3.
"This isn't really my type of trace track. It was pretty slick for me but we have this car really dialed in. It doesn't seem like we can do any wrong with it. This things stutters and stumbles like crazy on starts and restarts but we worked on it and it was a lot better tonight. I popped off six in a row at Attica one time and I'm hoping to out do that. This is special because we have won four in a row at three different race tracks. It's tough to win that many races period in this division. On any given night there's 15 cars in the pits that can win," said Miller beside Sonic Hauling, Fostoria Mod Shop, Phil Rister Racing, NAPA of Attica, Reedtown Tavern, Branham Builders, Crown Battery, Avon by Angie, Sparting Underground backed #26.
Andrews and DJ Foos were scheduled to comprise the front row of the Fort Ball Pizza Palace 410 Sprint A-main but Foos went pit-side before the green could wave. That would move Broc Martin to the outside of the front row. When the green flew Martin grabbed the lead but Andrews raced to his inside with Byron Reed and Kody Kinser battling for third. Andrews took the lead on lap two but Martin continued to hound him to the outside over the next few laps.
Andrews began to steadily inch away from Martin while Kinser, Reed and Tyler Gunn gave chase. Just as the leaders were preparing to enter heavy lapped traffic with Kinser challenging Martin for the runner-up spot, Kinser spun. Andrews got a terrific restart and pulled away from Martin, Reed, Stuart Brubaker, Gunn, Nate Dussel (from 14th) and Craig Mintz. Reed took second on lap 14 and chipped away at Andrews' lead and was right on his rear bumper when they encountered lapped traffic again with nine laps to go. The car on the move was Gunn, who charged into third on lap 17 and was closing on Andrews and Reed when the caution flew for a Thomas Meseraull spin with seven laps to go.
With a clear track Andrews pulled away slightly when the green flew again with Gunn quickly taking second from Reed. With four laps to go Gunn was racing to Andrews' outside. The duo battled wing to wing to the checkers with Andrews scoring the narrow win over Gunn with Reed, Brubaker and Dussel rounding out the top five.
The NRA 360 feature got off to a shaky start as a four car pile-up resulted in a second attempt. When the green flew outside front row starter Hannagan drove into the lead over Mitch Brown, Hud Horton, Devin Dobie and Tim Allison. A quick caution for a Bo Barber spin on lap four kept the field close. But, when the green flew so did Hannagan, pulling away from Brown while Dobie jumped into third. Mike Burkin brought out the caution on lap 12, wiping out a big lead for Hannagan.
On the ensuing restart Hannagan could not shake Brown and Dobie who waged an entertaining battle for second. Dobie, who won the NRA feature Friday at Limaland Motorsports Park, drove into second with seven laps to go and started to slowly reel in Hannagan. On lap 21 Dobie drove deep into turn three and caught the cushion and took a wild ride. When the race resumed, Hannagan drove away to the win over Mitch Brown, last place starter Jared Horstman, Horton and Tim Allison.
In the Fremont Federal Credit Union 305 A-main Kyle Peters and Miller brought the field to green with Peters gaining the advantage over Miller, Bobby Clark, Seth Schneider and Brandon Moore. Peters led until lap five when he got bottled up behind a lapped car and both Miller and Clark snuck around him. Miller steadily pulled away from Clark with Peters, Moore and John Ivy in pursuit. Miller was in heavy lapped traffic with seven laps remaining when the caution flew for Jim Taddeo. But, when the green came back out Miller pulled away once again to take the checkers with a huge advantage over Clark.
After the race Clark was found to be light at the scales so Peters would be credited with second and Ivy, Moore and Tyler Street would round out the top five.
Fremont Speedway will be back in action Saturday, July 7 for Crown Battery Night with a lot of "Crown Cash" on the line for the FAST 410 sprints, 305 sprints, dirt trucks and late models.
For more information go to www.fremontohspeedway.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FremontSpeedway or on Twitter https://twitter.com/FremontSpeedway
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Willies Sales and Service with Toro lawn garden and STIHL equipment is located on East State Street in Fremont, Ohio. Willies has been providing excellent service in Northwest Ohio for over 60 years. Willie’s specializes in lawn and garden equipment sales and service. With a factory certified staff Willies is confident in assisting you with your lawn equipment needs. As an independent STIHL dealer, Willie’s can provide many services the big box chain stores just can't match. Willie’s can offer fast, professional service for your STIHL equipment after the sale. Your equipment comes fully assembled and ready to use, and Willie’s staff can give you in-store safety and operating demonstrations so you can get started on your tasks as soon as you get home.
Fremont Speedway
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Willie's Sales & Service Night
Starting Position [*]
410 Sprints - Fort Ball Pizza Palace
Qualifying
1.23-DJ Foos, 12.267; 2.16-Chris Andrews, 12.297; 3.5K-Adam Kekich, 12.371; 4.9Z-Duane Zablocki, 12.394; 5.09-Craig Mintz, 12.444; 6.68G-Tyler Gunn, 12.460; 7.7-Shawn Valenti, 12.491; 8.97-Broc Martin, 12.492; 9.35-Stuart Brubaker, 12.550; 10.5-Byron Reed, 12.587; 11.98-Joe Trenca, 12.615; 12.4k-Kody Kinser, 12.623; 13.2+-Brian Smith, 12.624; 14.22M-Dan McCarron, 12.680; 15.4H-Cap Henry, 12.711; 16.8J-Jess Stiger, 12.779; 17.00-Thomas Meseraull, 12.819; 18.8M-TJ Michael, 12.831; 19.14H-Todd Heller, 12.887; 20.1-Nate Dussel, 12.945; 21.20I-Kelsey Ivy, 12.954; 22.4T-Tracy Hines, 12.963; 23.53-Brayden Fox, 13.068; 24.83-Adam Cruea, 13.766; 25.59J-Kirk Jeffries, 13.896; 26.2L-Landon Lalonde, 14.094; 27.96AU-Bruce White, 14.539;
Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 7-Shawn Valenti[2] ; 2. 5-Byron Reed[1] ; 3. 23-DJ Foos[4] ; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[3] ; 5. 2+-Brian Smith[5] ; 6. 4T-Tracy Hines[8] ; 7. 14H-Todd Heller[7] ; 8. 8J-Jess Stiger[6] ; 9. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[9]
Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 97-Broc Martin[2] ; 2. 16-Chris Andrews[4] ; 3. 98-Joe Trenca[1] ; 4. 09-Craig Mintz[3] ; 5. 1-Nate Dussel[7] ; 6. 22M-Dan McCarron[5] ; 7. 00-Thomas Meseraull[6] ; 8. 53-Brayden Fox[8] ; 9. 2L-Landon Lalonde[9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 4k-Kody Kinser[1] ; 2. 68G-Tyler Gunn[3] ; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 4. 4H-Cap Henry[5] ; 5. 8M-TJ Michael[6] ; 6. 5K-Adam Kekich[4] ; 7. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[7] ; 8. 83-Adam Cruea[8] ; 9. 96AU-Bruce White[9]
B-Main 1 (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 22M-Dan McCarron[5] ; 2. 4T-Tracy Hines[3] ; 3. 5K-Adam Kekich[4] ; 4. 00-Thomas Meseraull[2] ; 5. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[13] ; 6. 14H-Todd Heller[6] ; 7. 8J-Jess Stiger[7] ; 8. 53-Brayden Fox[8] ; 9. 59J-Kirk Jeffries[10] ; 10. 83-Adam Cruea[9] ; 11. 96AU-Bruce White[12] ; 12. 2L-Landon Lalonde[11]
A-Main 1 (30 Laps)
1. 16-Chris Andrews[1] ; 2. 68G-Tyler Gunn[7] ; 3. 5-Byron Reed[6] ; 4. 35-Stuart Brubaker[9] ; 5. 1-Nate Dussel[14] ; 6. 97-Broc Martin[4] ; 7. 09-Craig Mintz[11] ; 8. 8M-TJ Michael[15] ; 9. 5K-Adam Kekich[18] ; 10. 4T-Tracy Hines[17] ; 11. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[10] ; 12. 4H-Cap Henry[12] ; 13. 22M-Dan McCarron[16] ; 14. 4k-Kody Kinser[5] ; 15. 98-Joe Trenca[8] ; 16. 7-Shawn Valenti[3] ; 17. 20I-Kelsey Ivy[20] ; 18. 00-Thomas Meseraull[19] ; 19. 2+-Brian Smith[13] ; 20. 23-DJ Foos[2]
Hard Charger: 1-Nate Dussel +9
NRA Sprints
Qualifying
1.17-Jared Horstman, 13.504; 2.22H-Randy Hannagan, 13.510; 3.23-Devon Dobie, 13.515; 4.87-Jason Barney, 13.607; 5.11A-Tim Allison, 13.632; 6.10-Mitch Brown, 13.986; 7.24-Kobe Allison, 14.048; 8.28-Hud Horton, 14.066; 9.B20-Butch Schroeder, 14.175; 10.1-10-Jake Brown, 14.332; 11.5W-Jeff Williams, 14.481; 12.48-Mike Burkin, 14.567; 13.22D-Aaron Robnolte, 14.648; 14.51-Jay Dunham, 14.945; 15.14-Bo Barber, 15.750;
Heat 1 (8 Laps)
1. 11A-Tim Allison[2] ; 2. 23-Devon Dobie[3] ; 3. 24-Kobe Allison[1] ; 4. B20-Butch Schroeder[5] ; 5. 5W-Jeff Williams[6] ; 6. 22D-Aaron Robnolte[7] ; 7. 14-Bo Barber[8] ; 8. 17-Jared Horstman[4]
Heat 2 (8 Laps)
1. 28-Hud Horton[1] ; 2. 22H-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 3. 10-Mitch Brown[2] ; 4. 87-Jason Barney[3] ; 5. 1-10-Jake Brown[5] ; 6. 48-Mike Burkin[6] ; 7. 51-Jay Dunham[7]
A-Main 1 (25 Laps)
1. 22H-Randy Hannagan[2] ; 2. 10-Mitch Brown[1] ; 3. 17-Jared Horstman[15] ; 4. 28-Hud Horton[4] ; 5. 11A-Tim Allison[3] ; 6. 1-10-Jake Brown[10] ; 7. B20-Butch Schroeder[7] ; 8. 51-Jay Dunham[14] ; 9. 22D-Aaron Robnolte[11] ; 10. 24-Kobe Allison[5] ; 11. 87-Jason Barney[8] ; 12. 5W-Jeff Williams[9] ; 13. 14-Bo Barber[13] ; 14. 48-Mike Burkin[12] ; 15. 23-Devon Dobie[6]
Hard Charger: 17-Jared Horstman +12
305 Sprints - Fremont Federal Credit Union
Qualifying
1.26-Jamie Miller, 13.761; 2.19R-Steve Rando, 14.088; 3.21-Dustin Stroup, 14.191; 4.4*-Tyler Street, 14.283; 5.97-Kyle Peters, 14.334; 6.8-Bobby Clark, 14.409; 7.77I-John Ivy, 14.448; 8.7M-Brandon Moore, 14.458; 9.36-Seth Schneider, 14.509; 10.12-Kyle Capodice, 14.684; 11.4T-Jim Taddeo, 14.758; 12.09-Justin Adams, 14.902; 13.X-Mike Keegan, 15.629; 14.18R-Duffy Rubel, 17.189;
Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps)
1. 8-Bobby Clark[1] ; 2. 36-Seth Schneider[6] ; 3. 97-Kyle Peters[2] ; 4. 77I-John Ivy[5] ; 5. 4*-Tyler Street[3] ; 6. 21-Dustin Stroup[4] ; 7. X-Mike Keegan[7]
Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps)
1. 26-Jamie Miller[4] ; 2. 4T-Jim Taddeo[5] ; 3. 7M-Brandon Moore[2] ; 4. 09-Justin Adams[6] ; 5. 18R-Duffy Rubel[7] ; 6. 12-Kyle Capodice[1] ; 7. 19R-Steve Rando[3]
A-Main 1 - (20 Laps)
1. 26-Jamie Miller[2] ; 2. 97-Kyle Peters[1] ; 3. 77I-John Ivy[7] ; 4. 7M-Brandon Moore[6] ; 5. 4*-Tyler Street[9] ; 6. 21-Dustin Stroup[11] ; 7. 19R-Steve Rando[14] ; 8. 12-Kyle Capodice[12] ; 9. 36-Seth Schneider[4] ; 10. 4T-Jim Taddeo[5] ; 11. X-Mike Keegan[13] ; 12. 09-Justin Adams[8] ; 13. 18R-Duffy Rubel[10] ; 14. 8-Bobby Clark[3]
Hard Charger: 19R-Steve Rando +7
Aaron Reutzel gets fourth All Star victory of season during visit to Plymouth Speedway
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Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions
Aaron Reutzel gets fourth All Star victory of season during visit to Plymouth Speedway
PLYMOUTH, Ind. (June 29, 2018) - Clute, Texas’ Aaron Reutzel made the most of his pole position on Friday night, leading all 41 circuits at Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, Indiana, to earn his fourth Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 victory of the 2018 season, solidly on top of the Series’ season win count.
The main event, originally scheduled to go 35 laps in distance, was adjusted to 41 laps to honor the late, great Jason Johnson.
“This is a special win for me and my team. To win a 41-lap race in honor of Jason Johnson is very special, and really emotional, ” said Aaron Reutzel in victory lane, driver Baughman-Reutzel Motorsports/Folkens Brothers Trucking/Fischer Body Shop/No. 87 sprint car. “I’ve known Jason a long time. I watched him race a lot in the area where I am from, and when I started to build a race team, he helped me out a lot. My car actually had a fuel line come off tonight, but I was too stubborn to stop. I wanted to win this one.”
Reutzel’s campaign at the front of the field was nearly flawless. After withstanding a trio of cautions during the first 11 circuits, one of which resulting in open red flag conditions due to a lengthy caution clean up effort, it was smooth sailing for the former ASCS national champion, ultimately sneaking away just enough in traffic to keep anywhere between a half-straightaway and a full straightaway between himself and second place running Jac Haudenschild.
Although escaping unscathed, Reutzel’s only close call of the 41-lap program occurred on lap 29 when the Texan caught a trio of lapped cars at once, forcing Reutzel to take evasive action and split all three competitors. With clearer lanes ahead, especially his preferred lane around the topside of the speedway, Reutzel drove on to score the $5,000 payday by a margin of victory equalling 1.34 seconds.
Chasing Reutzel most of the way, Jac Haudenschild finished second at Plymouth Speedway, and although he was able to keep Reutzel within two seconds at the final checkers, the “Wild Child” was never in any position to take the top spot from Reutzel. Lemoore, California’s Carson Macedo finished third from tenth on the grid, followed by Brady Bacon and Chad Kemenah.
Continuing on down the highway, the Dirt Oval at Route 66 in Joliet, Ill., will welcome the All Star Circuit of Champions for the second time in Series history on Saturday, June 30. Joining the stars and cars of the IRA Outlaw Sprint Series, the “Summer Slash” event at the state-of-the-art motorsports complex, the first and only All Star visit to the Land of Lincoln in 2018, will be a “must see” experience for any open wheel enthusiast. The All Star Circuit of Champions will face-off against many of the IRA’s best including multi-time IRA champion, Bill Balog; current Series point leader and two-time winner, Scotty Thiel; 2018 championship contenders, Jake Blackhurst and Jeremy Schultz; and 2018 IRA opening night winner, Steve Meyer.
MAVTV Motorsports Network, the official television home of the All Star Circuit of Champions in 2018, will be on hand to capture all of the action from the Dirt Oval at Route 66 on Saturday evening. The entire program will be recorded for a tape-delay broadcast set for later in the year. An updated MAVTV/All Star broadcast schedule will be published later this summer.
Dirt Oval at Route 66 will open pit gates at 12 p.m. with the All Star drivers meeting to follow at 6 p.m. Hot laps will hit the speedway at 7 p.m., sharp. Those seeking additional information should visit Dirt Oval at Route 66 at www.dirtoval66.com.
Contingency Awards/Results:
Plymouth Speedway - Friday, June 29, 2018
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 23 entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Dave Blaney - 11.472 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Jac Haudenschild - 11.250 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Paul McMahan
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Brady Bacon
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Chad Kemenah
JE Pistons Dash: Aaron Reutzel
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Aaron Reutzel
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Kevin Thomas, Jr. (+8)
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 11.250; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 11.593; 3. 13-Paul McMahan, 11.674; 4. 7J-Joe Swanson, 11.745; 5. 7K-Cale Conley, 11.775; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs, 11.980; 7. 35-Tyler Esh, 11.981; 8. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.061
Group (B)
1. 39-Spencer Bayston, 11.610; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 11.804; 3. 4K-Kody Kinser, 11.810; 4. 99-Brady Bacon, 11.896; 5. 70-Dave Blaney, 12.043; 6. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer, 12.045; 7. 73-Ben Schmidt, 12.198; 8. 21-Brinton Marvel, 12.397
Group (C)
1. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr., 11.878; 2. 14-Tony Stewart, 11.969; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 11.971; 4. 11-Gary Taylor, 11.990; 5. 3G-Carson Macedo, 12.053; 6. 98-Carl Bowser, 12.062; 7. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 12.092
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 13-Paul McMahan [2]; 2. 3-Jac Haudenschild [4]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [3]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [8]; 5. 7K-Cale Conley [5]; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs [6]; 7. 35-Tyler Esh [7]; 8. 7J-Joe Swanson [1]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 99-Brady Bacon [1]; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller [3]; 3. 4K-Kody Kinser [2]; 4. 39-Spencer Bayston [4]; 5. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer [6]; 6. 70-Dave Blaney [5]; 7. 73-Ben Schmidt [7]; 8. 21-Brinton Marvel [8]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 8 Transfer
1. 10H-Chad Kemenah [2]; 2. 11-Gary Taylor [1]; 3. 3G-Carson Macedo [5]; 4. 14-Tony Stewart [3]; 5. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr. [4]; 6. 22-Brandon Spithaler [7]; 7. 98-Carl Bowser [6]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [1]; 4. 3-Jac Haudenschild [3]; 5. 99-Brady Bacon [5]; 6. 39-Spencer Bayston [8]; 7. 13-Paul McMahan [6]; 8. 11-Gary Taylor [7]
A-Main (41 Laps)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel [1]; 2. 3-Jac Haudenschild [4]; 3. 3G-Carson Macedo [10]; 4. 99-Brady Bacon [5]; 5. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 6. 63-Kevin Thomas Jr. [14]; 7. 13-Paul McMahan [7]; 8. 7K-Cale Conley [13]; 9. 7TW-Brandon Wimmer [15]; 10. 14-Tony Stewart [11]; 11. 81-Lee Jacobs [16]; 12. 11-Gary Taylor [8]; 13. 39-Spencer Bayston [6]; 14. 4K-Kody Kinser [9]; 15. 98-Carl Bowser [20]; 16. 17B-Bill Balog [12]; 17. 35-Tyler Esh [19]; 18. 73-Ben Schmidt [21]; 19. 7J-Joe Swanson [22]; 20. 21-Brinton Marvel [23]; 21. 4-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 22. 70-Dave Blaney [17]; 23. 22-Brandon Spithaler [18]
Lap Leaders: Aaron Reutzel (1-41)
All Star Circuit of Champions Driver Standings: (after 6/29/2018)
1. Carson Macedo - 2638
2. Aaron Reutzel - 2622
3. Chad Kemenah - 2606
4. Jac Haudenschild - 2574
5. Parker Price-Miller - 2454
6. Dave Blaney - 2434
7. Paul McMahan - 2430
8. Cale Conley - 2294
9. Brandon Spithaler - 2142
10. Carl Bowser - 2140
Schatz Scores 12th Win of Year on Night One of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville
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Winner Donny Schatz (Dave Biro Photo)
Schatz Scores 12th Win of Year on Night One of the Brownells Big Guns Bash at Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, IA – June 29, 2018 – Even in June, Donny Schatz reigns supreme at Knoxville Raceway, as the 10-time Knoxville Nationals Champion led all 25 on the opening night of the Brownells Big Guns Bash to score his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the year. Ian Madsen and David Gravel completed the all World of Outlaws podium.
Schatz won the Sears Craftsman Dash, earning the pole for the 25-lap Feature alongside Australian and Knoxville regular Lynton Jeffrey. Schatz took command at the drop of the Green, but Jeffrey stayed right with the nine-time Series Champion until the first caution of the evening flew for Jordyn Brazier with three laps complete.
Six-time Knoxville winner in 2018 Brian Brown also headed to the work area with damage after heavy contact with the outside retaining wall. On the ensuing double-file restart, Schatz and Jeffrey made contact on the frontstretch with the latter going for a wild series of flips. Jeffrey emerged unscathed after the wild accident and brought the crowd to their feet with his endless positivity in his post-crash interview.
Schatz continued to lead on the restart with Brooke Tatnell assuming the runner-up position. With momentum on the bottom, Schuchart took second from Tatnell on Lap 10.
Brothers Ian and Kerry Madsen waged war for multiple laps behind them for the fourth position before younger brother Ian solidified himself in the position. Ian wasn’t done there as he reeled in both Tatnell and Schuchart to take second with five laps remaining. But there was no catching Donny Schatz tonight, as he was never truly challenged after the Lap 3 restart going on to win by 3.809 seconds for the 12th time in 2018.
The first thing Schatz did in Victory Lane was get on the wing and throw up the 41 in honor of Jason Johnson. “It’s been a very shocking week. I’m glad to be standing here tonight, words can’t describe it,” an emotional Schatz said before thanking his entire Textron Off Road team.
“My guys are incredible, I am blessed to be able to drive this thing. It’s great to win at Knoxville,” Schatz said next to his Tony Stewart Racing No.15. Two-time Knoxville Raceway Champion and the leading contender for Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Ian Madsen matched his season-best effort with his second-place finish.
“I had a great race car. I took a little while to get going, but [Kyle] Ripper and the guys gave me a fun car to drive tonight. It’s awesome to come back to Knoxville and have a solid showing and put the car up front,” Madsen said.
David Gravel charged from 11th to complete the all World of Outlaws podium and was pleased with his end to the evening. “We missed it a little bit in Qualifying, but after that, we were really good. We had a good car in the Heat Race and I think if we started closer to the front tonight, we could have contended,” the driver of the CJB Motorsports No.5 said.
Kerry Madsen and Logan Schuchart completed the top five with Shane Stewart, whose team was wearing Jason Johnson’s crew uniforms, getting the KSE Hard Charger honors coming from 20th to finish sixth. The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series return to Knoxville Raceway tomorrow night to with the completion of the Brownells Big Guns Bash weekend at the Sprint Car Capital of the World. If you can’t make it to the track, watch every lap LIVE on DIRTVision.com!
Results from Knoxville Raceway on June 29, 2018:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$10,000]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [5][$5,000]; 3. 5-David Gravel [11][$3,000]; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen [7][$2,700]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4][$2,500]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [20][$2,200]; 7. 55-Brooke Tatnell [3][$2,000]; 8. 2KS-Austin McCarl [12][$1,800]; 9. 83-Cory Eliason [10][$1,600]; 10. 49-Brad Sweet [15][$1,450]; 11. 83H-Justin Henderson [23][$1,300]; 12. 24-Terry McCarl [8][$1,200]; 13. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [9][$1,100]; 14. 56N-Davey Heskin [19][$1,000]; 15. 21-Brian Brown [6][$950]; 16. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [22][$900]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [13][$850]; 18. O9-Matt Juhl [17][$750]; 19. 9-Daryn Pittman [18][$725]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [14][$700]; 21. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [21][$700]; 22. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [24][$700]; 23. W20-Greg Wilson [25][$]; 24. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [16][$700]; 25. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [2][$700]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 15.147; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.203; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.26; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.287; 5. 24-Terry McCarl, 15.306; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 15.375; 7. 71-Giovanni Scelzi, 15.383; 8. 5-David Gravel, 15.391; 9. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.48; 10. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.504; 11. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 15.507; 12. 56N-Davey Heskin, 15.536; 13. W20-Greg Wilson, 15.611; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 15.646; 15. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg, 15.654; 16. 7-Carson McCarl, 15.702; 17. 9P-Rager Phillips, 15.706; 18. 15M-Bobby Mincer, 16.034; 19. 85-Chase Wanner, 16.037; 20. 75-Glen Saville, 16.178
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. 18-Ian Madsen, 15.243; 2. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 15.358; 3. 21-Brian Brown, 15.403; 4. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 15.408; 5. 83-Cory Eliason, 15.42; 6. 2KS-Austin McCarl, 15.437; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.441; 8. 83H-Justin Henderson, 15.533; 9. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier, 15.55; 10. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 15.554; 11. 7S-Jason Sides, 15.582; 12. 19-Brent Marks, 15.584; 13. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 15.59; 14. 2-Shane Stewart, 15.654; 15. 20-A.J. Moeller, 15.668; 16. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 15.695; 17. 7S50-Keoni Texeira, 15.749; 18. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 15.876; 19. 19W-Bobby Weuve, 16.494; 20. 3-Sammy Swindell, 16.666
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 24-Terry McCarl [3]; 3. 71-Giovanni Scelzi [4]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 5. O9-Matt Juhl [5]; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 7. 9P-Rager Phillips [9]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [7]; 9. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [8]; 10. 85-Chase Wanner [10]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2]; 3. 5-David Gravel [4]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 5. 56N-Davey Heskin [6]; 6. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [3]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7]; 8. 7-Carson McCarl [8]; 9. 15M-Bobby Mincer [9]; 10. 75-Glen Saville [10]
Heat #3 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [2]; 3. 83-Cory Eliason [3]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 6. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [7]; 7. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [5]; 8. 20-A.J. Moeller [8]; 9. 7S50-Keoni Texeira [9]; 10. 19W-Bobby Weuve [10]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [1]; 2. 55-Brooke Tatnell [2]; 3. 2KS-Austin McCarl [3]; 4. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [5]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [7]; 6. 83H-Justin Henderson [4]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [8]; 9. 71A-R.J. Johnson [9]; 10. 3-Sammy Swindell [10]
Sears Craftsman Dash (6 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 2. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [1]; 3. 55-Brooke Tatnell [3]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen [8]; 8. 24-Terry McCarl [4]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer: 1. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [1][-]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3][-]; 3. 83H-Justin Henderson [2][-]; 4. 21AU-Jordyn Brazier [4][-]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [6][$300]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7][$250]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [5][$225]; 8. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [8][$200]; 9. 9P-Rager Phillips [13][$200]; 10. 97G-Hunter Schuerenberg [9][$200]; 11. 7W-Tasker Phillips [12][$200]; 12. 7-Carson McCarl [11][$200]; 13. 71A-R.J. Johnson [16][$200]; 14. 7S50-Keoni Texeira [14][$200]; 15. 85-Chase Wanner [17][$200]; 16. 75-Glen Saville [19][$200]; 17. 20-A.J. Moeller [10][$200]; 18. 19W-Bobby Weuve [18][$200]; 19. 15M-Bobby Mincer [15][$200]; 20. 3-Sammy Swindell [20][$200]; Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-25; KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Shane Stewart[+14]
Jason Solwold Triumphs In Fred Brownfield Classic Prelim
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Winner Jason Solwold (Lisa Dynes Photo)
Jason Solwold Triumphs In Fred Brownfield Classic Prelim
Bryan Hulbert - ELMA, Wash. (June 29, 2018) Capturing his fourth career victory with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, Washington's Jason Solwold parked the Northwest Team Excavating/Anderson Motorsports No. 18 to open the Fred Brownfield Classic at Grays Harbor Raceway.
"We had a rough weekend last weekend, so we're trying to rebound a little bit here," stated Solwold.
Battling early in slower traffic with Henry Van Dam, the pair traded slide jobs throughout the seventh lap with Solwold gaining the edge as Seth Bergman rolled into the mix as the caution flew for Wayne Johnson who spun rolling into the fourth turn.
"I got a little nervous because we were so good early. I got stuck behind a lapped car trying to pick my poison and ended up not being very good on the bottom, but we made it through. Tonight, was about track position. We had good draws all night, and I didn't draw that two I can tell you that," chucked Solwold of his second career Brownfield Classic prelim win.
"I've won on Friday night here, but I haven't won both nights yet so hopefully we can pull that off tomorrow night."
Caution on the restart for Jason Reed, the return of the green light saw Solwold steadily pull away from the No. 33v of Van Dam. Contending with Seth Bergman, the runner-up spot remained in the hands of the Enumclaw native until Lap 15 as the leaders worked into slower traffic. Diving the bottom of the third turn, Bergman slid into second and began running down Solwold.
Consistently keeping a pair of lapped cars between himself and the Corridor Electric No. 23, Seth finally got a clear shot with just under four laps to run. Able to pick up some time on Jason, it was not enough as Solwold crossed under the checkered flag with a 1.118-second advantage.
Seth Bergman's 38th career podium finish with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by Sawblade.com, the driver of the No. 23 has three straight podium appearances in just as many nights. Retaining the National Tour point's lead over Sam Hafertepe, Jr., the driver of the Hills Racing No. 15h rolled through the field from 11th to claim third for his 69th career trip to the podium.
Slipping in traffic back to fourth, Henry Van Dam held on for the final transfer into Saturday's A-Feature event. Finishing one spot shy, Chase Goetz completed the top-five. Garen Linder crossed sixth with Skylar Gee advancing to seventh after starting 15th. Matt Covington followed from 16th with Kyle Miller and Travis Rilat from 17th to complete Friday's top-ten.
The Fred Brownfield Classic resumes on Saturday, June 30 with gates opening at 5:30 P.M. and Opening Ceremonies at 7:00 P.M. (PDT). Tickets are $27 for adults with discounts for Youth, Senior, and Military. Kids six and under are free. Grays Harbor Raceway is located at 43 Elma McCleary Rd. on the Grays Harbor County Fairgrounds. For information on the track, log onto http://www.graysharborraceway.com.
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.
Friday, June 29, 2018
Fred Brownfield Classic - Night 1
Event Count: 38
Heat Races (Top 16 advance to the A-Feature, Top 8 in Passing Points redraw)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 91-Chase Goetz, [1]; 2. 2L-Logan Forler, [2]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [5]; 4. 95-Matt Covington, [6]; 5. 15-Jeff Dunlap, [3]; 6. 3-J.J. Hickle, [4]; 7. 59-Eric Fisher, [7]; 8. 45-Austen Wheatley, [8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 18-Jason Solwold, [2]; 2. 33V-Henry VanDam, [5]; 3. 22-Garen Linder, [7]; 4. 25-Michael Hodel, [6]; 5. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [8]; 6. (DNF) 9-Shawn Rice, [1]; 7. (DNF) 75-Brian Boswell, [3]; 8. (DNF) 0J-Jay Cole, [4]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 23-Seth Bergman, [1]; 2. 26-Joey Saldana, [3]; 3. 6A-Kyle Miller, [7]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn, [6]; 5. 96-Greg Hamilton, [5]; 6. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [8]; 7. (DNF) F1-Rick Fauver, [4]; 8. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [2]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 8P-Jared Peterson, [1]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball, [2]; 3. 27DD-David Hoiness, [4]; 4. 1-Travis Rilat, [6]; 5. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [7]; 6. 24-Tyler Anderson, [5]; 7. 33S-Lance Sargent, [3]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 33-Colton Heath, [1]; 2. 97R-Jason Reed, [3]; 3. 99-Skylar Gee, [4]; 4. 17W-Harli White, [6]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill, [2]; 6. 44-Chris Martin, [7]; 7. 17-Cam Smith, [5]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 3 in each advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 1-Travis Rilat, [2]; 2. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [4]; 3. 3-J.J. Hickle, [7]; 4. 57C-Chris Schmelzle, [3]; 5. F1-Rick Fauver, [9]; 6. 44-Chris Martin, [5]; 7. 25-Michael Hodel, [1]; 8. 77X-Alex Hill, [6]; 9. 33S-Lance Sargent, [10]; 10. 9-Shawn Rice, [8]; 11. (DNF) 0J-Jay Cole, [11]
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 52-Blake Hahn, [1]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [3]; 3. 96-Greg Hamilton, [4]; 4. 17-Cam Smith, [8]; 5. 45-Austen Wheatley, [10]; 6. 17W-Harli White, [2]; 7. 28-Scott Bogucki, [11]; 8. 24-Tyler Anderson, [6]; 9. 75-Brian Boswell, [9]; 10. 15-Jeff Dunlap, [5]; 11. (DNF) 59-Eric Fisher, [7]
Protect the Harvest A-Feature (Top 4 lock into Saturday night's A-Feature):
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 18-Jason Solwold, [2]; 2. 23-Seth Bergman, [4]; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [11]; 4. 33V-Henry VanDam, [3]; 5. 91-Chase Goetz, [1]; 6. 22-Garen Linder, [7]; 7. 99-Skylar Gee, [15]; 8. 95-Matt Covington, [16]; 9. 6A-Kyle Miller, [6]; 10. 1-Travis Rilat, [17]; 11. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [19]; 12. 52-Blake Hahn, [18]; 13. 2L-Logan Forler, [12]; 14. 26-Joey Saldana, [9]; 15. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [20]; 16. 5J-Jamie Ball, [13]; 17. 8P-Jared Peterson, [8]; 18. 3-J.J. Hickle, [21]; 19. 0J-Jay Cole, [26]; 20. 17-Cam Smith, [25]; 21. 27DD-David Hoiness, [14]; 22. (DNF) 33-Colton Heath, [5]; 23. (DNF) 17W-Harli White, [24]; 24. (DNF) 97R-Jason Reed, [10]; 25. (DNF) 28-Scott Bogucki, [23]; 26. (DNF) 96-Greg Hamilton, [22]
Lap Leader(s): Jason Solwold 1-25
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Johnny Herrera +9
FSR High Point Driver: Henry Van Dam
Provisional(s): Scott Bogucki (ASCS); Harli White (ASCS); Jay Cole (Promoter); Cam Smith (Promoter)
2018 ASCS National Driver Points (Top 15): 1. Seth Bergman 2,325; 2. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,276; 3. Blake Hahn 2,243; 4. Wayne Johnson 2,156; 5. Johnny Herrera 2,084; 6. Scott Bogucki 2,037; 7. Matt Covington 2,021; 8. Skylar Gee 1,952; 9. Roger Crockett 1,816; 10. Jamie Ball 1,767; 11. Travis Rilat 1,765; 12. Harli White 1,706; 13. Chris Martin 1,696; 14. Alex Hill 1,498; 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. - 3 (5/12 - I-30 Speedway; 6/8 - West Texas Raceway; 6/21 - Skagit Speedway); 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.
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
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Thunder on the Hill
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JUNE 28, 2018
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
FRED RAHMER JR EYES BACK-T0-BACK THUNDER VICTORIES TUESDAY NIGHT, JULY 3
NAPA AUTO PARTS & PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS PRESENT. . .410 SPRINT & 358 MODIFIED DOUBLEHEADER "ON THE HILL" AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (June 28, 2018) - Hot off his first ever win at the Grandview Speedway last August, Freddie Rahmer, Jr. of Salfordville, PA is returning to the "Hill" next Tuesday night, July 3 to defend his $5,000 victory. But Tuesday night, the stakes are higher with $7,000 going to the winner of the 35-lap 410 Sprint Pennsylvania Speed Week Series main event.
This exciting doubleheader event is part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series and is presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings. Joining the 410 Sprints will be the popular NASCAR 358 Modifieds competing in qualifying events leading up to the $3,000 to win 30 lap feature that is a NASCAR point race. Gates open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.
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.
In last year's July event, NASCAR driver Kyle Larson made a rare dirt track appearance, his first visit to Grandview Speedway and came home the winner to the delight of the crowd.
For July 3, Freddie Rahmer Jr will have his hands full with challenges Greg Hodnett, Danny "Double D" Dietrich, Ryan Smith, Alan Krimes, Brandon Rahmer, JJ Grasso, Lucas Wolfe, Brock Zearfoss and Ryan Taylor to name a few.
The Grandview Speed Week event features a 35-lap Sprint Car A-Main -- the fifth race of a ten-race stretch for the winged warriors. Drivers from across the region will compete for a $7,000 winner's share. Tenth place will pay $1,050 with $400 to start the A-main. Non-qualified cars will be rewarded with $125.
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
