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Swanson Wins Record 5th Straight Joe James-Pat O’Connor Memorial
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Kody Swanson (Kingsburg, Calif.) won an unprecedented 5th straight Joe James-Pat O'Connor Memorial on Saturday night at Salem (Ind.) Speedway.
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SWANSON WINS RECORD 5TH STRAIGHT JOE JAMES-PAT O'CONNOR MEMORIAL
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Salem, Indiana (August 15, 2020).........Throughout the annals of USAC Silver Crown's 50-year history, no driver's statistical output stacks up to Kody Swanson's. That has been proven time and time again as the Kingsburg, Calif. native has illustrated his very own record book during his illustrious career.
On an evening when he became the first driver in series history to reach 30 poles and 30 wins in a career, Swanson once again reached another record that once seemed unbreakable - that being Pancho Carter's four consecutive Joe James-Pat O'Connor Memorial victories between 1974-77.
Swanson did just that on Saturday night at Salem Speedway, pressing leader Bobby Santos throughout the first two-thirds of the 75-lap race before taking the lead in traffic with a spectacular three-wide pass on the outside of turn one on the 50th lap, then holding serve on a couple of late-race restarts to capture the win after previous victories in the event in 2016-17-18-19.
"Being second, you have the benefit because you can go where they aren't," Swanson explained. "Tonight, a couple times it got a little hairy and didn't work. I don't know if there's anything more "Pancho" for me than taking the lead three-wide in turn one on the outside at Salem. I don't know if I deserve to be in the company (of Pancho), but I sure do appreciate the honor."
The victory for Swanson aboard the Nolen Racing/KECO Coatings - Goodridge - K & N Filters/Beast/Tranter Chevy was a welcome sight for the team after an uncharacteristic performance just six days prior in the Silver Crown season opener at Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway. There, the final result was an 11th place finish after running outside of the top-ten all throughout the 74-lap race.
That result put into motion a meeting of the minds for driver and team as a whole to get back on the same page and right the ship after an auspicious start in rocky waters.
"We had a meeting after Selinsgrove," Swanson recalled. "It was a tough conversation to have with all that led up to it with our results that night. The way we ended (the meeting) was that it already happened, so I want that to be our rock bottom. Everybody's got a rock bottom and I am hoping that would be ours and everyone could pull together, and we could come out here this week and prove that we are better than we were in Pennsylvania."
A similar scenario greeted Swanson on Saturday as it did just one year prior with the team utilizing two different racecars in practice. This time, it was the brakes that were creating havoc with the primary car in practice, forcing the team to roll the second car out of the trailer.
In the second practice session, Swanson took the "backup" to the top of the charts, then proceeded to clock in with the fastest qualifying time in Fatheadz Qualifying, thus earning him the pole position. However, at the start of the main event, it was Santos who got the jump on Swanson from his outside front row starting position while Swanson slotted into second.
"I did not want him to get the lead on the start and he didn't want me to either," Swanson remembered. "We raced hard that first lap and I know I was sideways and trying to keep it down off him."
Third-running David Byrne was right in the thick of the hunt with Santos and Swanson before he slowed dramatically with mechanical trouble just eight laps into the event, the second time in two starts this year that the 2019 third-place Silver Crown points finisher's race has met an early end.
Swanson had hounded Santos throughout, running nose-to-tail with the former NASCAR Modified Champion during the mid-stages, turning up the wick with attempted bids for the lead on the 44th and 47th laps, thwarted by the presence of gridlock style traffic on each occasion, the latter involving a stifling five-car shuffle in which Santos and Swanson had to dance their way through.
"I tried hard to get him early; I didn't want to wait for lapped traffic; I didn't want to wait until the end, but I had no choice," Swanson explained. "I was getting a run on him on the outside of four, and I thought 'that's not very smart.' It gets awful narrow there. Bobby is a very smart racer and he's not going to give you any of the racetrack you need to pass him. What he was giving me there, I was trying to make work, but it couldn't unless I just got lucky one time. Maybe I got lucky a couple times that I didn't wreck trying it."
On an evening when he became the first driver in series history to reach 30 poles and 30 wins in a career, Kody Swanson once again reached another record that once seemed unbreakable - that being Pancho Carter's four consecutive Joe James-Pat O'Connor Memorial victories between 1974-77.
(Rich Forman Photo)
With the heady Santos, a winner of 10 Silver Crown races in his own right, holding down the fort up front, all Swanson needed was one moment to make his break. Approaching the 10th place car of Joe Liguori, Santos became boxed in behind entering the middle of turn one. Swanson swung high to the outside of both cars to paste his ride in the number one position.
With a clear track ahead, Swanson built his lead to over a second ahead of Santos when one-time Silver Crown winner and 9th place running Kyle Hamilton slowed on the front straightaway with smoke coming from the car, putting him out of the race.
That, plus a Liguori turn two spin with two laps remaining, set up a green-white-checkered finish with yellow flag laps counting for 73 laps of the 75-lap distance.
Santos had multiple shots at his one shot to defeat Swanson on the last couple of restarts, but couldn't quite muster enough to put his car past Swanson, who drove to s 1.013 sec. margin of victory over Santos, with Aaron Pierce, Justin Grant and a career-best series finish for 2019 Silver Crown Rooke of the Year, Derek Bischak, who rounded out the top-five.
Meanwhile, Austin Nemire earned KSE Racing Products Hard Charger honors following his charge from 15th to 6th in his first series start of the season.
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USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 15, 2020 - Salem Speedway Fueled by the Hoosier Lottery - Salem, Indiana - .555-Mile Paved Oval - Kentuckiana Ford Dealers Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial
FATHEADZ EYEWEAR QUALIFYING: 1. Kody Swanson, 20, Nolen-16.107; 2. Bobby Santos, 22, DJ-16.357; 3. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-16.426; 4. David Byrne, 40, Byrne-16.460; 5. Derek Bischak, 131, Bischak-16.553; 6. Chris Windom, 17, Goodnight-16.556; 7. Kyle Hamilton, 6, Klatt-16.671; 8. Joe Liguori, 32, Williams/Wright-16.761; 9. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-16.858; 10. Brian Gerster, 94, Myers-16.890; 11. Kyle Robbins, 7, KR-16.951; 12. Patrick Lawson, 2, Lawson-17.010; 13. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-17.019; 14. Kyle O'Gara, 1, SFHR-17.049; 15. Austin Nemire, 16, Nemire/Lesko-17.067; 16. Travis Welpott, 18, Welpott-17.328; 17. John Heydenreich, 37, Felker-17.404; 18. Mike Haggenbottom, 24, Haggenbottom-17.528; 19. Dave Berkheimer, 31, Berkheimer-NT; 20. Bryan Gossel, 06, Gossel-NT.
FEATURE: (75 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Kody Swanson (1), 2. Bobby Santos (2), 3. Aaron Pierce (9), 4. Justin Grant (3), 5. Derek Bischak (5), 6. Austin Nemire (15), 7. Kyle O'Gara (14), 8. Kyle Robbins (11), 9. Mike Haggenbottom (18), 10. Joe Liguori (8), 11. Matt Goodnight (13), 12. Travis Welpott (16), 13. Kyle Hamilton (7), 14. Brian Gerster (10), 15. Patrick Lawson (12), 16. Bryan Gossel (19), 17. Chris Windom (6), 18. John Heydenreich (17), 19. David Byrne (4), 20. Dave Berkheimer (20). 29:41.723
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-49 Bobby Santos, Laps 50-75 Kody Swanson.
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES POINTS: 1-Kody Swanson-114, 2-Kyle Robbins-113, 3-Justin Grant-92, 4-Bryan Gossel-92, 5-Matt Goodnight-87, 6-Mike Haggenbottom-85, 7-Travis Welpott-74, 8-C.J. Leary-73, 9-Shane Cottle-70, 10-Bobby Santos-70.
OVERALL PROSOURCE PASSING MASTER POINTS: 1-Chris Windom-79, 2-Tanner Thorson-76, 3-Shane Cottle-59, 4-Logan Seavey-57, 5-Cannon McIntosh-57, 6-Justin Grant-52, 7-Kyle Cummins-48, 8-Daison Pursley-48, 9-Robert Ballou-45, 10-Andrew Layser-44.
NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES RACE: August 21, 2020 - Lucas Oil Raceway - Brownsburg, Indiana - .686-Mile Paved Oval - Dave Steele Carb Night Classic
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier: Kody Swanson
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Austin Nemire (15th to 6th)
Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher: Kyle Hamilton
STRUNK, DAKOTA KOHLER AND PETERS SATURDAY NIGHT FEATURE WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
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Presenting Saturday night NASCAR stock car racing plus a variety of special events. Our 58th consecutive season.
Track office: General Manager: Tina Rogers@ 610.754.7688 - Public relations: Ernie Saxton: Email: Esaxton144@aol.com – Cell phone: 267.934.7286
Results by Vicki Gehris
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STRUNK, DAKOTA KOHLER AND PETERS FEATURE WINNERS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY NIGHT
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. AUGUST 16, 2020 . . . Jeff Strunk, the “Bechtelsville Bullet,” has been running a Teo chassis car for the past several years and had his share of ups and downs which did include several successful campaigns. Saturday night at Grandview Speedway, the Glenn Hyneman-owned No. 126 team unveiled a brand new Bicknell mount that the crew built in a week. It was fast right off the trailer as he started the evening activities with a win in the third qualifying heat. The 10-time point champion started 12th in the 30-lap T.P. Trailers Modified NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts feature and by the 11th lap he overtook Ray Swinehart for the lead. Strunk wove his way through lapped traffic in the later stages and went on to score his first win of the season by a 6.497 margin over runner-up Mike Gular, also a past champion who also received the Hard Charger award charging from 19th to second.
In the 25-lap T.P. Truck Equipment NASCAR Sportsman feature winner Dakota Kohler, who was been close on two different occasions to claiming his first career victory only to be denied, turned the tables and parked his No. 59K in victory lane for his first career win in his rookie season to become the eighth different winner in the division.
Brett Peters won the 15-lap Open Competition Outlaw Vintage Car feature.
Modified and Sportsman feature winners that met the necessary requirements received monetary awards from T.P. Trailers and a certificate from VP Fuels for product awards. The Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award recipients were Strunk and Kohler. Kohler also earned an extra $100 bonus from the track for being the highest crate engine finisher. Jesse Leiby was the Sportsman Hard Charger going from 20th to fifth.
In Modified action Ray Swinehart passed Darrin Schuler for the lead on the fourth lap restart that was needed when Kyle Weiss spun in the third turn.
By the fifth lap Strunk advanced to second and was giving Swinehart a run for the money.
The lead changed hands on the 11th lap when Strunk dove underneath Swinehart and into the top spot.
The real battle behind Strunk, who was already weaving his way through lap traffic, was hot and heavy between Swinehart, Duane Howard, Mike Gular and Craig Von Dohren – second, 16th, 19th and 15th place starters respectively.
Gular took over the runner-up spot on the 24th lap which was the same position Swinehart, Howard and Von Dohren were vying for making it a four-way battle to see if anyone could reel Strunk in who was setting a torrid pace.
No more restarts were needed so no one was given the opportunity to try and grab first from Strunk and at the drop of the checkered he christened the new mount with his 74th career win. Chasing him across were Gular and Howard. Before Swinehart could cross the line the car broke ending his fourth place run as he dropped to 11th. Von Dohren and Dylan Swinehart then completed the top five. Sixth through tenth were Jared Umbenhauer, Doug Manmiller, Ryan Grim, Brett Gilmore and Dillon Steuer.
Justin Grim, Bobby Gunther Walsh, Strunk and Brad Grim won the heats. Consi winners were Ryan Grim and Ron Kline.
Sportsman action saw polesitter and rookie Mark Gaugler lead for two laps before the red was thrown for a massive homestretch incident which made it look like a parking lot after some of the front runners got jostled around. When action went green again Kohler was at the head of the pack followed by Parker Guldin, Jack Butler, Brian Hirthler, the current point leader and Jesse Leiby.
By the ½ way marker Kohler was way ahead and Butler was now second in pursuit of him.
With two laps to go Butler reeled in Kohler since Kohler was somewhat hampered by the slower traffic and Butler was putting an all-out effort to pass him.
Coming in for the checkered Butler made a valiant effort to grab first, but fell short by 0.147 seconds. Third was Brian Hirthler followed by Guldin, who finally had a change of luck and finished a feature race and Jesse Leiby. Rounding out the top ten were Kyle Lilick, Brad Arnold, Chris Esposito, Kyle Smith and Mark Kemmerer.
Heat winners were Kenny Bock, Hirthler and Mike Mammana. The consi was won by Kyle Lilick.
In the Vintage class that sported how the cars looked years ago, Brett Peters won the event followed by Wes Cassel, Scott Schaeffer, the winner in a previous outing; Jon Lines and Dave Dissinger.
The battle for the NASCAR championships continues on Saturday night, August 22nd, with another action filled doubleheader featuring the T.P.Trailers NASCAR Modifieds and the T.P.Truck Equipment, all part of the Advance Auto Parts NASCAR Weekly Series.
Spectator gates swing open at 5:30 pm. With the first racing event getting the green flag at 7:30 p.m. Adult admission for the tripleheader is just $15 while youngsters under 12 are admitted free. Pit admission with license is $35 and without $40.
Reminder: No NASCAR license is required for crew or fans. Drivers can purchase temporary licenses good for one event or 15 day license.
Lap sponsorships, $20 each, for the 50th annual Freedom 76, set for Saturday September 19, remain available by contacting Tommy Kramer or Tina Rogers at the track. Checks covering the laps to be sponsored, along with wording for the lap or laps, should be made payable to Grandview Speedway and mailed to 87 Wilt Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505. For additional lap and event sponsorships please telephone Ernie Saxton at 267.934.7286.
RACE RESULTS
T. P. Trailers Modified Feature (30-laps): 1. Jeff Strunk, 2. Mike Gular, 3. Duane Howard, 4. Craig Von Dohren, 5. Dylan Swinehart, 6. Jared Umbenhauer, 7. Doug Manmiller, 8. Ryan Grim, 9. Brett Gilmore, 10. Dillon Steuer, 11. Ray Swinehart, 12. Louden Reimert, 13. Craig Whitmoyer, 14. Ron Kline, 15. Kyle Weiss, 16. Briggs Danner, 17. Carroll Hine III, 18. Kenny Gilmore, 19. Darrin Schuler, 20. Rick Laubach, 21. Bobby Gunther Walsh, 22. Dan Waisempacher, 23 Bobby Trapper Jr., 24. Ron Haring Jr., 25. Justin Grim, 26. Colt Harris, 27. Brad Grim, 28. Mike Lisowski. DNQ: Kevin Hirthler, Brett Kressley, Mike Tyson, Ron Myers, Mark Levy, Mark Kratz, Joe Funk III, Richie Hitzler and Eric Biehn.
T.P. Trailers Truck Equipment Sportsman Feature (25-laps): 1. Dakota Kohler, 2. Jack Butler, 3. Brian Hirthler, 4. Parker Guldin. 5. Jesse Leiby, 6. Kyle Lilick, 7. Brad Arnold, 8. Chris Esposito, 9. Kyle Smith, 10. Mark Kemmerer, 11. Brad Brightbill, 12. Jimmy Leiby (provisional), 13. Nate Brinker, 14. Ryan Beltz, 15. Cole Stangle, 16. Kurt Bettler, 17. Kenny Bock, 18. Steve Young, 19. Jesse Landis, 20. Mark Gaugler, 21. B.J. Joly, 22. Tom Miller, 23. John McGovern, 24. Mike Mammana, 25. Brandon Edgar. DNQ: Nicho Flammer, Lex Shive, Scott Kohler, Ryan Conrad, Matt Brooke, Nick Faust, Chuck Eckert, Decker Swinehart, Ryan Laise.
Vintage Car Feature (15-laps): 1. Brett Peters, 2. Wes Cassel, 3. Scott Schaeffer, 4. Jon Lines, 5. Dave Dissinger, 6. Andy Cassel, 7. Bobby Hull, 8. Cale Mutter, 90. Bill Gerhart, 10. Brock Jacobus, 11. Matt mith, 12. Rich Decker, 13. Wyatt Jacobus Sr., 14. Travis Jacobus, 15. John Pasteur, 16. Kevin Sponagle, 10. Gene Wrightstone, 19. Mike Stofflet, 20. Todd Lapp, 21. Jay Harris.
David Gravel Holds Off Kyle Larson To Win Night Two Of ‘The One and Only’
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Winner David Gravel (Trent Gower Photo)
STEPPING IT UP: David Gravel Holds Off Kyle Larson To Win Night Two Of ‘The One and Only’
Saturday’s Capitani Classic at Knoxville Raceway will see Gravel, Larson, Aaron Reutzel and Logan Schuchart locked into the Feature
KNOXVILLE, IA – Aug. 14, 2020 – A thousand pounds of weight fell from David Gravel’s body when he exited his Jason Johnson Racing #41 car Friday night.
His sweat drenched face showed. His tired body language showed it. And his smile showed it as he waved the checkered flag in Victory Lane for the second time this season at Knoxville Raceway.
Gravel led from green to checkers in the 25-lap Feature during the second night of “The One and Only” but had to survive challenging conditions and a late race charge for Kyle Larson to claim his fourth World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series win of the season.
“It was very very daring there in (turns) three and four,” said Gravel, of Watertown, CT. “Dirty air makes it worse. One and two was fairly easy to run the bottom. But it made you step up your game and stay up on the wheel. I know guys would be charging pretty hard. I was able to get by some (lap) guys and didn’t get held up too bad. Definitely got to clean up a few corners to make sure we win these longer races.”
A fifth-place run Thursday night at the historic half-mile was suitable but not sufficient enough for Gravel and the JJR team. They stepped up their game on Friday, returning to the winning caliber level that brought them a Nationals victory about a year ago.
Gravel qualified third Friday night and then rocketed from eighth to third in his Drydene Heat Race. That resulted in him being the top points earner for the night and the first to draw for the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash. With the support of Lady Luck, Gravel drew the #1 pile for the Dash and went on to dominate the six-lap event.
At the drop of the green flag for the Feature, Gravel mastered the relationship between torque and acceleration to launch ahead of the 25-car field. By the time he reached the flag stand to compete the first lap, his Mesilla Valley Transportation #41 car was already half a straightaway ahead of second-place Rico Abreu.
As Gravel pulled away, Abreu became his best friend. The California driver made life hell for Larson, who moved into third on the first lap and was forced to work overtime to get by Abreu. The two Californians waged war for second place in the first eight laps, testing who could throw a better slide job each corner. And while they did, Gravel continued his escape.
With 16 laps to go, Larson was able to get a run underneath Abreu down the front stretch and dart ahead of him into Turn 1. Abreu attempted to dive underneath Larson entering the corner but was left minimal room to do so and had to abort his move. That allowed Larson to drive away and reigning Series champion Brad Sweet to make the pass on him for third, as well.
By the time Larson finally secured the runner up spot, Gravel already had about a two second lead. With challenging track conditions for Gravel and heavy lap traffic ahead of him, a late race charge from Larson looked inevitable.
Gravel was able to put distance between himself and Larson through Turns 1 and 2 but struggled to find grip through Turns 3 and 4 and off the corner. The added obstacles of slower cars allowed Larson closed in every lap.
With five laps to go, Larson was within striking distance. Gravel switched to the bottom line through Turns 3 and 4 for a couple of laps to try and find traction, but instead he allowed Larson to rip the top and charge to his bumper.
With the white flag in the air, Larson was in prime position to upset Gravel’s night. He dove underneath the red JJR car down the front stretch and had his finger on the trigger to pull the winning slide job. However, when he got to the isle, the lane was closed. Gravel entered Turn 1 through the middle, just above the slower car of Daryn Pittman, and used him as a pick to kill Larson’s attempt at a pass.
The move ultimately secured Gravel the win as he was able to find enough grip through Turns 3 and 4 to hold off Larson by 0.203 seconds at the finish line.
“All I have to say is Paul Silva and Kyle Larson are really good, but when (JJR crew chief) Philip Dietz and David Gravel are on, we can compete with the best,” Gravel said. “Tonight, it showed. Kyle is a good friend. He’s made us step up our game. This year has been a struggle to find a balance. Tonight, we felt really really good. Had the motor running right tonight. It was definitely intense there. Those lap cars, who knew where they were going?”
Gravel’s win ended Larson’s streak of four wins in a row at the Sprint Car Capital of the World and two wins in a row with the World of Outlaws.
“Our race car was really good,” Larson said. “Especially when I get to traffic, I feel really good. David did just a little bit better of a job than me at some points. In the early points we got into traffic and then, (turns) one and two is so good you can kind of go anywhere. I couldn’t make it good enough around to stay close to him off (turn) two. We’ll take a second. A good points night.”
Sweet rounded out the podium, which is a solid rebound from his disastrous Thursday night run. The Grass Valley, CA driver had suffered his fourth DNF of the year due to being involved in an early wreck.
“It feels like a win for us,” Sweet said. “We needed a good rebound after last night. This team has been through a lot with the NAPA Auto Parts car. But we never give up.”
His run also helped him gain some points on championship points leader Logan Schuchart, who finished ninth. He’s now 12 points back from the lead. Ten-time Series champion Donny Schatz, who also suffered a DNF Thursday night, rebounded to finish 11th, but it was still not the night he and his Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing team were looking for. He had to use a rare provisional to start 25th in the Feature.
Gravel’s win has locked him into the Feature and DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash for Saturday’s $50,000-to-win Brownells Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. Larson, Schuchart and Aaron Reutzel are also locked in. The rest of the start-studded field will need to race their way in through four Qualifier races or the D-Main, C-Main and Last Chance Showdown.
With a red and black paint scheme that resembles Jason Johnson’s 2016 Knoxville Nationals winning car, the thousand pounds of weight will be back on his shoulders Saturday night. However, having to win under pressure at Knoxville is nothing new for the 2019 Capitani Classic winner and Knoxville Nationals champion.
His sweat drenched face has shown it. His tired body has shown it. And his victorious smile.
UP NEXT
The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will conclude “The One and Only” three-day event with the $50,000-to-win Brownells Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank on Sat., Aug. 15 in front of a sold-out crowd.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can still watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.
Race Results: 8/14/20 – Knoxville Raceway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [1][$10,000]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [4][$7,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [10][$5,000]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [2][$4,500]; 5. 17W-Shane Golobic [5][$4,000]; 6. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [14][$3,500]; 7. 26-Cory Eliason [6][$3,250]; 8. 19-Shane Stewart [7][$3,000]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [21][$2,800]; 10. 87-Aaron Reutzel [15][$2,600]; 11. 15-Donny Schatz [25][$1,400]; 12. 9-James McFadden [13][$2,200]; 13. 2-Carson Macedo [24][$2,000]; 14. O9-Matt Juhl [22][$1,800]; 15. 39M-Anthony Macri [9][$1,600]; 16. 21-Brian Brown [3][$1,500]; 17. 39-Sammy Swindell [19][$1,400]; 18. 83-Daryn Pittman [12][$1,300]; 19. 1A-Jacob Allen [11][$1,200]; 20. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [23][$1,100]; 21. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [16][$1,000]; 22. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [20][$1,000]; 23. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [18][$1,000]; 24. 5C-Colby Copeland [17][$1,000]; 25. 71-Spencer Bayston [8][$1,000]; Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-25; KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz[+14]
Qualifying – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.718; 2. 21-Brian Brown, 15.723; 3. 41-David Gravel, 15.811; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, 15.825; 5. 19-Shane Stewart, 15.833; 6. 71-Spencer Bayston, 15.834; 7. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.854; 8. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 15.883; 9. 17W-Shane Golobic, 15.886; 10. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.891; 11. 83-Daryn Pittman, 15.893; 12. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.909; 13. 33M-Mason Daniel, 15.916; 14. 39M-Anthony Macri, 15.942; 15. 12N-Joey Saldana, 15.952; 16. 24-Rico Abreu, 15.979; 17. 18-Gio Scelzi, 15.987; 18. 26-Cory Eliason, 16.005; 19. 17X-Josh Baughman, 16.007; 20. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.009; 21. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 16.013; 22. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.015; 23. 57-Kyle Larson, 16.021; 24. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 16.024; 25. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 16.054; 26. 9-James McFadden, 16.055; 27. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 16.065; 28. 13-Paul McMahan, 16.082; 29. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 16.086; 30. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.091; 31. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.091; 32. 2-Carson Macedo, 16.112; 33. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 16.124; 34. 7-Tim Kaeding, 16.146; 35. 4-Terry McCarl, 16.152; 36. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 16.167; 37. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 16.169; 38. 5C-Colby Copeland, 16.172; 39. 88-Kyle Offill, 16.183; 40. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell, 16.212; 41. 42-Sye Lynch, 16.231; 42. 44S-Trey Starks, 16.242; 43. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.259; 44. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 16.265; 45. 39-Sammy Swindell, 16.266; 46. 5-Ian Madsen, 16.293; 47. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.311; 48. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 16.35; 49. 17A-Austin McCarl, 16.364; 50. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 16.394; 51. 70-Cale Thomas, 16.408; 52. 99-Skylar Gee, 16.436; 53. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.439; 54. 56N-Davey Heskin, 16.469; 55. 9W-Ryan Giles, 16.489; 56. 35-Zach Hampton, 16.5; 57. 6-Bill Rose, 16.505; 58. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.507; 59. 44-Chris Martin, 16.553; 60. 14K-Tori Knutson, 16.88; 61. 56-Joe Simbro, 17.085; 62. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 17.303; 63. 94-Jeff Swindell, NT
DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 3. 14-Parker Price-Miller [4]; 4. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [2]; 5. 17X-Josh Baughman [5]; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl [9]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]; 8. O9-Matt Juhl [7]; 9. 33M-Mason Daniel [6]; 10. 9W-Ryan Giles [10]; 11. 56-Joe Simbro [11]
DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 5C-Colby Copeland [2]; 2. 9-James McFadden [4]; 3. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 4. 39M-Anthony Macri [6]; 5. 21-Brian Brown [8]; 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel [7]; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich [5]; 8. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [1]; 9. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [9]; 10. 35-Zach Hampton [10]; 11. 2K-Kevin Ingle [11]
DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 39-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [3]; 3. 41-David Gravel [8]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 5. 17W-Shane Golobic [7]; 6. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [4]; 7. 12N-Joey Saldana [6]; 8. 70-Cale Thomas [9]; 9. 88-Kyle Offill [2]; 10. 6-Bill Rose [10]; 11. 94-Jeff Swindell [11]
DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [2]; 2. 7-Tim Kaeding [3]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [6]; 4. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 6. 5-Ian Madsen [1]; 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [8]; 8. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [5]; 9. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [10]; 10. 99-Skylar Gee [9]
DRYDENE Heat #5 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [5]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson [1]; 3. 4-Terry McCarl [3]; 4. 19-Shane Stewart [8]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [7]; 6. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [4]; 7. 18-Gio Scelzi [6]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [9]; 9. 44-Chris Martin [10]; 10. 42-Sye Lynch [2]
DRYDENE Heat #6 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [1]; 2. 44S-Trey Starks [2]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [6]; 4. 71-Spencer Bayston [8]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [3]; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen [5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 8. 56N-Davey Heskin [9]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [4]; 10. 14K-Tori Knutson [10]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 41-David Gravel [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 4. 57-Kyle Larson [8]; 5. 17W-Shane Golobic [3]; 6. 26-Cory Eliason [5]; 7. 19-Shane Stewart [7]; 8. 71-Spencer Bayston [6]
D-main (8 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 99-Skylar Gee [2][]; 2. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [1][]; 3. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [3][]; 4. 44-Chris Martin [4][]; 5. 35-Zach Hampton [6][$125]; 6. 9W-Ryan Giles [5][$125]; 7. 14K-Tori Knutson [8][$125]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [7][$125]; 9. 56-Joe Simbro [9][$125]; 10. 2K-Kevin Ingle [10][$125]; 11. 94-Jeff Swindell [11][$125]
C-Main (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [1][]; 2. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [2][]; 3. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [7][]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson [3][]; 5. 49X-Tim Shaffer [6][$350]; 6. 33M-Mason Daniel [4][$350]; 7. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [8][$300]; 8. 17A-Austin McCarl [10][$250]; 9. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [5][$200]; 10. 5-Ian Madsen [9][$150]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [15][$150]; 12. 56N-Davey Heskin [16][$150]; 13. 70-Cale Thomas [14][$150]; 14. 99-Skylar Gee [17][$150]; 15. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [19][$150]; 16. 44-Chris Martin [20][$150]; 17. 42-Sye Lynch [13][$150]; 18. 88-Kyle Offill [11][$150]; 19. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [18][$150]; 20. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [12][$150]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3][]; 2. O9-Matt Juhl [1][]; 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [4][]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [8][]; 5. 14-Parker Price-Miller [2][$800]; 6. 18-Gio Scelzi [12][$750]; 7. 7-Tim Kaeding [6][$725]; 8. 13-Paul McMahan [9][$700]; 9. 12N-Joey Saldana [10][$675]; 10. 15-Donny Schatz [7][$650]; 11. 48-Danny Dietrich [16][$625]; 12. 44S-Trey Starks [13][$600]; 13. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [19][$575]; 14. 17X-Josh Baughman [5][$550]; 15. 4-Terry McCarl [11][$525]; 16. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [17][$500]; 17. 2M-Kerry Madsen [15][$400]; 18. 7S-Jason Sides [14][$400]; 19. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [18][$400]; 20. 2C-Wayne Johnson [20][$400]
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NIGHT ONE WONDERS: Kyle Larson Continues Dominance At Knoxville
Opening night of ‘The One and Only’ sees big shake up in championship points
KNOXVILLE, IA – Aug. 14, 2020 – Kyle Larson’s historic run has carried over to the biggest Sprint Car event of the year at the “Sprint Car Capital of the World.”
The Elk Grove, CA driver piloted his Silva Motorsports #57 like a fighter jet through traffic to charge from 10th to the lead in 18 laps and win the opening night of “The One and Only” at Knoxville Raceway Thursday night.
The win is his second World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory in row – after claiming his first Ironman title last week – his third Series win at Knoxville in a row, his sixth Series win this year and 14th Series win overall.
“It’s cool to get another win,” Larson said. “Thanks to all of the fans for coming out and watching (on DIRTVision) at home… Thanks to the Outlaws for putting this event on. Just an awesome race there.”
Before he claimed his perch at the top of the mountain in the 25-lap Feature, drama plagued the night for reigning World of Outlaws champion Brad Sweet and 10-time Series champion Donny Schatz. Nine laps into the Feature, Cory Eliason spun in front of Sweet entering Turn 1, causing Sweet to run into him. Then, Schatz piled into them and as their cars slid up toward the wall, Sweet’s teammate James McFadden ran into all of them.
The accident ended the night for all four drivers, giving Sweet his fourth DNF of the season and Schatz his second. The duo held the top two spots in the Series championship points entering the night. Now, with Sweet finishing 24th and Schatz finishing 22nd, they both fell a spot in points as Logan Schuchart propelled himself to the championship lead with a second-place finish.
“It’s a good points night overall,” said Schuchart, of Hanover, PA. “Good for the weekend. We qualified good. We’re good every time we hit the racetrack.”
Schuchart started on the pole for the Feature after being one of the top eight drivers in accumulated points throughout the night and winning the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash.
After pulling a wheelie to the green flag, Schuchart held off second-place Aaron Reutzel in the first two corners to pull away with the lead. Reutzel kept pace with Schuchart but was never close enough to the Drydene #1S to make a move.
Three early cautions hindered Schuchart’s attempt to run away from the field with Daryn Pittman spinning on his own on Lap 9 and then the incident with Sweet and Schatz a restart later.
When the race resumed, defending Knoxville Raceway track champion Brian Brown rocketed around the top of Turn 1 to go from fourth to second in a corner. Reutzel was then left to fend off last year’s Knoxville Nationals champion David Gravel and Larson, who looked to have 10 more horsepower than everyone else.
Already up to fifth in nine laps, Larson powered his way around the outside of Gravel and Reutzel in one lap. Then, about four laps later he tried to make quick work of Brown by throwing a slide job underneath him but realized the end result would be a collision with Brown and about spun himself out trying to avoid the FVP #21.
It took only four laps for Larson to find a rhythm again and dart by Brown for second. Shortly after, Reutzel also made his way back by Brown for third – where he would end the night.
Larson drove like a man with something to lose. He threw his car into every corner and played a game of chicken with about every car he passed, sliding in front of them with inches to spare, seeing who would lift first. It wasn’t him.
He caught Schuchart with eight laps to go. While the Shark Racing driver ran the top line, Larson ran a lane below him to his advantage. He pulled ahead of Schuchart through Turn 3 and then chopped his nose on the next of Turn 4, making contact with Schuchart’s car and damaging his front nose wing.
Schuchart held on to finish second while Larson pulled away to the $10,000 win.
“As the race went on, I felt like I wasn’t hitting my marks as good,” Schuchart said. “I would have liked to of had a little bit better of a race with Kyle there. I wish his slide job was a little better there, but he’s got a reputation to live up to. That’s where you let other people make the rules and maybe we’ll get him next time.”
Larson knew when he caught Schuchart he had to make his move quick if he wanted to ensure another victory.
“I was able to get by [Brown] and track Logan down and hit the bottom really well in (turns) one and two and got a run on him,” Larson said. “It felt like I needed to take advantage of that before we got to heavier traffic and slid him and felt some contact. So, glad to see him not in the wall or anything like that. Just, hard work there. Heartbeat is up again.”
With a fifth-place qualifying effort, a third-place run in his Drydene Heat Race, a second-place run in the DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash and a third-place finish in the Feature, Reutzel ended the opening night of “The One and Only” with the points lead for the three-day event – Schuchart and Larson are tied for second, nine points back.
He still wasn’t satisfied, though.
“I feel like we keep getting better and better every time we come here,” Reutzel said. “Tonight, if I don’t screw up that restart, I may take the lead before Kyle gets to us and run away, I don’t know. I definitely made some really bad mistakes as a driver and put myself in a bad situation where I couldn’t contend for the win.”
UP NEXT
The star-studded field of drivers that raced Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway will return Friday night – for round two of “The One and Only” – to compete for another $10,000 and look to earn more points toward Saturday’s Brownells Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. Get tickets by clicking here. https://mpv.tickets.com/?orgid=52711&agency=WRG_SNG_MPV&pid=8851947#/event/8851947/seatmap/?selectBuyers=false&minPrice=35&maxPrice=35&quantity=2&sort=price_desc&ada=false&seatSelection=true&onlyCoupon=true&onlyVoucher=false
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all of the action live on DIRTVision.
Race Results: 8/13/20 – Knoxville Raceway
NOS Energy Drink Feature (25 Laps) – 1. 57-Kyle Larson [10]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [2]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [24]; 5. 41-David Gravel [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 7. 71-Spencer Bayston [3]; 8. 18-Gio Scelzi [15]; 9. 12N-Joey Saldana [5]; 10. 5-Ian Madsen [19]; 11. 17A-Austin McCarl [21]; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen [11]; 13. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [16]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [20]; 15. 24-Rico Abreu [22]; 16. 4-Terry McCarl [13]; 17. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [18]; 18. O9-Matt Juhl [23]; 19. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [25]; 20. 83-Daryn Pittman [9]; 21. 11K-Kraig Kinser [17]; 22. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 23. 26-Cory Eliason [4]; 24. 49-Brad Sweet [12]; 25. 9-James McFadden [14];
Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-17, Kyle Larson 18-25;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 2-Carson Macedo[+20]
Qualifying – 1. 1A-Jacob Allen, 15.57; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.609; 3. 71-Spencer Bayston, 15.61; 4. 21-Brian Brown, 15.632; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 15.647; 6. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 15.66; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.687; 8. 19-Shane Stewart, 15.732; 9. 12N-Joey Saldana, 15.735; 10. 83-Daryn Pittman, 15.763; 11. 13-Paul McMahan, 15.795; 12. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.836; 13. 41-David Gravel, 15.852; 14. 9-James McFadden, 15.865; 15. 26-Cory Eliason, 15.872; 16. 17W-Shane Golobic, 15.88; 17. 15H-Sam Hafertepe, 15.891; 18. 39-Sammy Swindell, 15.899; 19. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 15.903; 20. 57-Kyle Larson, 15.912; 21. 14-Parker Price-Miller, 15.915; 22. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, 15.923; 23. 17A-Austin McCarl, 15.944; 24. O9-Matt Juhl, 15.957; 25. 18-Gio Scelzi, 15.957; 26. 7-Tim Kaeding, 15.985; 27. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer, 15.985; 28. 20-A.J. Moeller, 16.017; 29. 7X-Justin Henderson, 16.019; 30. 48-Danny Dietrich, 16.028; 31. 28-Scott Bogucki, 16.029; 32. 5C-Colby Copeland, 16.036; 33. 4-Terry McCarl, 16.044; 34. 49J-Josh Schneiderman, 16.053; 35. 3-Ayrton Gennetten, 16.056; 36. 2-Carson Macedo, 16.06; 37. 24-Rico Abreu, 16.07; 38. 17X-Josh Baughman, 16.086; 39. 44S-Trey Starks, 16.093; 40. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.094; 41. 33M-Mason Daniel, 16.1; 42. 41S-Dominic Scelzi, 16.111; 43. 7BC-Tyler Courtney, 16.12; 44. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.12; 45. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg, 16.124; 46. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell, 16.15; 47. 5-Ian Madsen, 16.159; 48. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.16; 49. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 16.168; 50. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 16.177; 51. 88-Kyle Offill, 16.193; 52. 70-Cale Thomas, 16.197; 53. 99-Skylar Gee, 16.23; 54. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 16.24; 55. 94-Jeff Swindell, 16.242; 56. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey, 16.269; 57. 56N-Davey Heskin, 16.36; 58. 35-Zach Hampton, 16.379; 59. 9W-Ryan Giles, 16.404; 60. 44-Chris Martin, 16.421; 61. 6-Bill Rose, 16.524; 62. 42-Sye Lynch, 16.526; 63. 39M-Anthony Macri, 16.574; 64. 14K-Tori Knutson, 16.646; 65. 56-Joe Simbro, 16.754; 66. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 16.791; 67. 64-Scotty Thiel, NT
DRYDENE Heat #1 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 7BC-Tyler Courtney [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. 18-Gio Scelzi [4]; 4. 41-David Gravel [6]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 6. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [5]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]; 8. 94-Jeff Swindell [10]; 9. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [9]; 10. 6-Bill Rose [11]; 11. 28-Scott Bogucki [3]
DRYDENE Heat #2 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1]; 2. 17X-Josh Baughman [2]; 3. 57-Kyle Larson [5]; 4. 7-Tim Kaeding [4]; 5. 9-James McFadden [6]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8]; 7. 49X-Tim Shaffer [9]; 8. 5C-Colby Copeland [3]; 9. 19-Shane Stewart [7]; 10. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [10]; 11. 42-Sye Lynch [11]
DRYDENE Heat #3 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 4-Terry McCarl [3]; 2. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [1]; 3. 26-Cory Eliason [6]; 4. 71-Spencer Bayston [8]; 5. 12N-Joey Saldana [7]; 6. 56N-Davey Heskin [10]; 7. 39M-Anthony Macri [11]; 8. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [4]; 9. 88-Kyle Offill [9]; 10. 14-Parker Price-Miller [5]; 11. 44S-Trey Starks [2]
DRYDENE Heat #4 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 2KS-Brooke Tatnell [1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 3. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [3]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [8]; 5. 83-Daryn Pittman [7]; 6. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [5]; 7. 20-A.J. Moeller [4]; 8. 35-Zach Hampton [10]; 9. 14K-Tori Knutson [11]; 10. 17W-Shane Golobic [6]; 11. 70-Cale Thomas [9]
DRYDENE Heat #5 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 5-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 33M-Mason Daniel [2]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [8]; 4. 17A-Austin McCarl [5]; 5. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [3]; 6. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [6]; 7. 13-Paul McMahan [7]; 8. 99-Skylar Gee [9]; 9. 9W-Ryan Giles [10]; 10. 56-Joe Simbro [11]
DRYDENE Heat #6 (10 Laps) – Top 5 Transfer – 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 2. 2-Carson Macedo [3]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [4]; 4. O9-Matt Juhl [5]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [7]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson [9]; 7. 39-Sammy Swindell [6]; 8. 44-Chris Martin [10]; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle [11]; 10. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [2]; 11. 2M-Kerry Madsen [8]
DIRTVision Fast Pass Dash (6 Laps) – 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 3. 71-Spencer Bayston [3]; 4. 26-Cory Eliason [2]; 5. 12N-Joey Saldana [6]; 6. 41-David Gravel [5]; 7. 21-Brian Brown [7]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [8]
D-main (8 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 39M-Anthony Macri [4]; 2. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [7]; 3. 94-Jeff Swindell [1]; 4. 9W-Ryan Giles [6]; 5. 44-Chris Martin [5]; 6. 35-Zach Hampton [3]; 7. 2K-Kevin Ingle [11]; 8. 88-Kyle Offill [2]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [10]; 10. 14K-Tori Knutson [9]; 11. 56-Joe Simbro [12]; 12. 70-Cale Thomas [8]; 13. 42-Sye Lynch [13]; 14. 7X-Justin Henderson [14]; 15. 64-Scotty Thiel [15]
C-Main (10 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 39-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [3]; 3. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [2]; 4. 14-Parker Price-Miller [7]; 5. 5C-Colby Copeland [8]; 6. 39M-Anthony Macri [17]; 7. 17W-Shane Golobic [5]; 8. 49X-Tim Shaffer [10]; 9. 99-Skylar Gee [14]; 10. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips [16]; 11. 2C-Wayne Johnson [9]; 12. 83J-Lynton Jeffrey [18]; 13. 20-A.J. Moeller [4]; 14. 9W-Ryan Giles [20]; 15. 27-Tucker Klaasmeyer [6]; 16. 44S-Trey Starks [15]; 17. 94-Jeff Swindell [19]; 18. 56N-Davey Heskin [11]; 19. 41S-Dominic Scelzi [13]; 20. 28-Scott Bogucki [12]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) – Top 4 Transfer – 1. 17A-Austin McCarl [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [8]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [2]; 4. 2-Carson Macedo [6]; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 6. 13-Paul McMahan [4]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [10]; 8. 19-Shane Stewart [15]; 9. 7-Tim Kaeding [5]; 10. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [12]; 11. 39-Sammy Swindell [17]; 12. 17X-Josh Baughman [9]; 13. 15H-Sam Hafertepe [7]; 14. 14-Parker Price-Miller [20]; 15. 49J-Josh Schneiderman [11]; 16. 2M-Kerry Madsen [16]; 17. 3-Ayrton Gennetten [18]; 18. 3P-Sawyer Phillips [14]; 19. 33M-Mason Daniel [13]; 20. 55-Hunter Schuerenburg [19]
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
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CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
THUNDER ON THE HILL & LEVAN MACHINE & TRUCK EQUIPMENT GEAR UP FOR FINAL 410 SPRINT SHOW OF 2020 AT GRANDVIEW
NUMEROUS STORIES HIGHLIGHT THE ALL STAR SPRINTS THUNDER CUP & 358 MODIFIED DOUBLE HEADER THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
BECHTELSVILLE, PA AUGUST 13, 2020 . . . . . . Plenty of stories surround the history of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series at the Grandview Speedway, especially when it comes to the 410 sprints.
On Thursday night, August 27, the sprints will return to the "hill" for their final visit of 2020 in an event sanctioned by Tony Stewart's Ollie's Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions and presented by Levan Machine & Truck Equipment of Fleetwood, PA. Both divisions will compete in qualifying events leading up to the 35 lap Thunder Cup paying $5,000 to win for the 410 Sprints and a 30 lap 358 Modified feature paying $3,000 to win. Gates open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM.
The All Stars first came to Grandview in 1981, and modified driver Jimmy Horton took the victory. In total, the All Stars show fourteen events entered into the Grandview Speedway record books. The list of All Star winners at Grandview includes Aaron Reutzel winner of the 2018 and 2019 events, Don Kreitz Jr and Jimmy Horton also have two wins. Drivers with a single All Star win at Grandview are Steve Smith, Lance Dewease, Billy Pauch, Cris Eash, Jeff Sheppard, Dale Blaney, Fred Rahmer, and Freddie Rahmer.
Freddie Rahmer of Salfordville, PA, won his first Thunder on the Hill event in the All Star show off 2017. Rahmer finished an impressive second in the PA Sprint Speed Week event in June of 2020. Rahmer is ready for another visit to the Grandview victory lane.
The father and son team of Fred and Freddie Rahmer have both won All Star events in Thunder on the Hill competition.
Aaron Reutzel of Clute, TX, is on a roll, winning the last two All Star sprint show at Grandview. Reutzel is the defending All Star Series champion.
Chasing Reutzel in the All Star points is Cory Eliason of Valisia, CA, Paul McMahan of Nashville, TN, Zeb Wise of Angola, IN, and Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX. Some home town favorites looking to chase the $5,000 first prize include Freddie Rahmer, Danny Dietrich, Ryan Taylor, Anthony Macri, Alan Krimes, Brandon Rahmer, Brock Zearfoss, and Kyle Reinhardt to name a few.
The thrilling 358 NASCAR Modifieds are the charm of Grandview Speedway every Saturday night. They never disappoint the fans when they are on a Thunder on the Hill Racing Series event. Very few tracks present shows with two star-studded divisions. After a series of qualifying events, the Modifieds will battle in a 30 lap feature paying $3,000 to win. The talent-filled field is expected to include Craig VonDohren, Duane Howard, Jeff Strunk, Brett Kressley, Rick Laubach, Doug Manmiller, Jared Umbenhauer, Mike Gular, Colt Harris, Kevin Hirthler and Mike Lisowski.
This big night of racing is presented by Levan Machine & Truck Equipment, a full-service machine, and truck shop, as well as a custom fabrication shop located in nearby Fleetwood, PA, just outside of Reading. Check out their full line of truck and trailer equipment, including snowplows and salt spreaders. To learn about their capabilities, including CNC machining, complete driveline service, MIG, TIG, and Stick welding check out our web site at www.levanmachine.com.
For the August 27 event, adult admission tickets are $30, Children 6 to 11 are $10, Children 5 and under will be admitted free. The pit fee is $40, and a license is not required.
Advance tickets are available by calling 443 513 4456. Please speak clearly and provide your first and last name and the number of tickets you need. Tickets may be paid for and picked up at the WILL CALL window on race night. We ask that you please bring exact change. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at 4:30 PM. Advance tickets orders can be processed up to the day before the race. We apologize, but advance tickets will NOT be available on race day.
The conditions and requirements under the COVID-19 situation are ever-changing, and we will provide updates as we approach race night. To offer the safest possible conditions for our fans, competitors, officials, safety crew, and track employees, we are making the following requests.
Please bring exact change when purchasing general admission tickets or pit passes.
We also advise that you wear a face mask, although not mandatory.
When possible, especially when standing in line, practice social distancing, and be considerate of the individuals around you.
Also, as much as we want you to join us if you are not feeling well, please do not attend.
2020 Thunder on the Hill Race Dates:
Thursday, August 27 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES 7:30 PM
Tony Stewart's All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprints & 358 Modifieds"
Saturday, October 17 THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES 6 PM
MODS AT THE MADHOUSE Trick or Treat Triple 20's & Sportsman
Grandview Speedway Contact Information
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
Series Website: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Track Website: www.grandviewspeedway.com
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