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NEWS FROM ROGERS FAMILY GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, Bechtelsville, PA
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
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PAST CHAMPIONS CRAIG VON DOHREN AND BRIAN HIRTHLER CONTINUE TO LEAD NASCAR POINT CHASE AT GRANDVIEW; TRIPLEHEADER RACING ON SATURDAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA August 11, 2020 . . . The battle continues at Grandview Speedway. With just five races remaining that count toward the NASCAR track championships Craig Von Dohren sits on top of the T.P.Trailers NASCAR Modified point standings with 1882 tallies. Von Dohren has won ten titles at the Bechtelsville clay oval during his career. Close behind is veteran Doug Manmiller with 1824 points. Manmiller is seeking his first track title. Defending champion Duane Howard who earned his first win of the season last Saturday is third in the standings with 1682 points.
In the T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman point chase Brian Hirthler is looking for his second championship. At present Hirthler is in front of the standings having earned 1412 counters while second spot is held by Brad Arnold with 1287 points.
There has been six different feature winners in the Modified point races while each week in the Sportsman action there has been a new winner showing how competitive the racing action has been each Saturday night.
More than 90 different racers have scored points in the two divisions of racing that are part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series made up of tracks across the country.
Von Dohren and Brian Hirthler will lead a strong field of racers as they take part in the Saturday, August 15th, tripleheader show featuring the T.P.Trailers NASCAR Modifieds, T.P.Truck Equipment Sportsman and Outlaw Vintage racers. Last Saturday’s winners, Duane Howard and Brad Brightbill, both defending champions, will be looking for wins the second week in a row. 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.
The weekly Meet & Greet, now titled as “Da Rev’s Meet and Greet” will get started at 5 p.m. in the main gate area and feature Jared Umbenhauer and his #19 along with John McGovern and the #327 Sportsman. And representing the Outlaw Vintage Racers will be Jay Garis with his #7. The Meet & Greet is now hosted by track chaplain, Pastor Don Kerns.
On Saturday, August 22, another exciting doubleheader with Modifieds and Sportsman will be offered. And then on Saturday, August 29, Excel 600 Modifieds are combined with the Mods and Sportsman for another exciting tripleheader.
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.
Information on racing at Grandview Speedway is available at www.grandviewspeedway.com, Facebook or telephone 610.754.7688.
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR MODIFIEDS AS OF AUGUST 8, 2020
1. Craig Von Dohren, Oley, PA #1C 1882*
2. Doug Manmiller, Shoemakersville, PA #44M 1824
3. Duane Howard, Oley, PA #357H 1682*
4. Jared Umbenhauer, Richland, PA #19 1661
5. Jeff Strunk, Boyertown, PA #126 1413
6. Brett Kressley, Orefield, PA #19K 1410*
7. Ryan Grim, Laury’s Station, PA #17 1402
8. Louden Reimert, Oley, PA #16 1392
9. Craig Whitmoyer, Hamburg, PA #99 1224
10. Briggs Danner, Allentown, PA #78 1177
11. Mike Gular, Boyertown, PA #2A 1162*
12. Kevin Hirthler, Boyertown, PA #117 1096**
13. Rick Laubach, Hellertown, PA #7L/18/14 1073
14. Justin Grim, Orefield, PA #61 1000
15. Ryan Lilick, Collegeville, PA #49 915
16. Mike Lisowski, Minersville, PA #15 858
17. Ryan Watt, Boyertown, PA 14W 837
18. Kyle Weiss, Hamburg, PA #21K 818
19. Dan Waisempacher, Springtown, PA #01 788
20. Dylan Swinehart, Fleetwood, PA #81 780*
21. Brad Grim, Coplay, PA #23 729
22. Kenny Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #7K 706
23. John Willman, Birdsboro, PA #74W 651
24. Eric Biehn, Barto, PA #87 620
25. Ron Kline, Salford, PA #3 607
26. Brett Gilmore, Fleetwood, PA #7B 547
27. Joe Funk, Coopersburg, PA#14R 492
28. Clay Butler, Bloomsbury, NJ #4B 488
29. Ray Swinehart, Perkiomenville, PA #33 478
30. Bobby Gunther Walsh, Allentown, PA #65 470
UNOFFICIAL POINT STANDINGS FOR NASCAR SPORTSMAN AS OF AUGUST 8, 2020
1. Brian Hirthler, Green Lane, PA #4* 1412*
2. Brad Arnold, Bethel, PA #27 1287*
3. Ryan Beltz, Barto, PA #221 1254
4. Mark Kemmerer, Green Lane, PA #F10 1209
5. Kyle Lilick, Collegeville, PA #104 1159*
6. Jack Butler, Phillipsburg, NJ #5 1151*
7. Chris Esposito, Hatfield, PA #31A 1149
8. Brad Brightbill, Sinking Springs, PA #19 1092*
9. Nate Brinker, Allentown, PA #14 1088
10. Jimmy Leiby, Milford, NJ #9L 1025
11. Kyle Smith, Fleetwood, PA #77 1008
12. Jesse Leiby, Milford, NJ #9 (332) 929
13. Dakota Kohler, Kutztown, PA #59K 706
14. Mike Mammana, Nazareth, PA #31 675
15. Decker Swinehart, Fleetwood, PA #38 630
16. Lex Shive, Pennsburg, PA #5K 599
17. Cole Stangle, Neshanic Station, PA #20C 595
18. Brandon Edgar, Lehighton, PA #57 586
19. John McGovern, Bechtelsville, PA #327 577
20. Kenny Bock, Birdsboro, PA #6 556
21. Nathan Mohr, Exeter, PA #17M 506
22. Jesse Landis, Gilbertsville, PA #973 487
23. Ryan Higgs, Nazareth, PA #16 474
24. Parker Guldin, Fleetwood, PA #11 447
25. Derrick Smith, Telford, PA #20 392
25. B J Joly, Oley, PA #924 392
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Its Ladies Night This Saturday Night August 15th At New Egypt Speedway
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New Egypt Speedway
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nesspeedway
Pete MacDonald email: pmacdonald11@hotmail.com
Its Ladies Night This Saturday Night August 15th At New Egypt Speedway
New Egypt, NJ - Like the Kool & The Gang song goes, It’s Ladies Night this Saturday night August 15th at New Egypt Speedway.
All ladies will receive ½ price General Admission throughout the night.
In competition will be the Vahlco Wheels Modifieds, who are looking for their sixth different winner in as many races this Saturday night. Can someone like Danny Bouc, Billy Pauch Jr., Wade Hendrickson, Dominick Buffalino or Frank Cozze repeat? Or will a new winner such as Mike Butler, Ryan Krachun, Davey Sammons, Brandon Grosso or David VanHorn grace New Egypt Speedway Victory Lane for the first time in 2020?
The Sportsman, Ice Less LLC Crate Modifieds, Street Stocks and the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman will round out the racing card on Saturday night. Then it will be the ladies turn as there will be powder puff races after the program is over.
Pit gates will open at 4pm, grandstands at 5pm with hot laps hitting the speedway at 6pm and racing firing off at 7pm promptly. Adult (16+) admission will be $20, Seniors (65+) will be $18, Teens (12-15) & Military w/ID are $10 with Kids 11 & Under being FREE!.
Coming up on Saturday night August 22nd it will be the Ron John Koczon Classic paying $3,700 to win for the Vahlco Wheels Modifieds, for 37 laps worth of work, along with the Ice Less LLC Crate Modifieds in a 27 lapper paying $700 to win and the 4-Cylinders going to battle in 17 lap main event.
For more information call the New Egypt Speedway office at 609-758-1900, email Nesoffice@comcast.net.
New Egypt Speedway, which is New Jersey’s premier dirt racing facility, is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.
WALL STADIUM ADVANCE FOR AUG. 15
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Wall Stadium
DATE OF EVENT: Aug. 15, 2020
DATE OF RELEASE: Aug. 9, 2020
CONTACT: Jeff Gravatt
WALL STADIUM MODIFIEDS READY FOR GARDEN STATE CLASSIC THIS SATURDAY (AUG. 15)
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. ~ Many of the top drivers in asphalt Modified stock car racing are expected to compete in one of the most prestigious events in Modified stock car racing as Wall Stadium Speedway presents the 125-lap Garden State Classic this Saturday evening (Aug. 15). Plans call for spectator seating to open at 4:30 p.m., with qualifying slated for 5:30 p.m. and main event action to follow around 7:00 p.m.
This year’s 125-lap format, offering $5,000 to the winner, is attracting the attention of several racers in the Modified division. Expected to see action are top drivers Andrew Krause of Holmdel, Howell's Jimmy Blewett and Jackson’s Steven Reed. Also among expected entries are Blake Barney of Jackson, Ron Frees of Lanoka Harbor, Derek Hopkinson of Toms River, Brick's Eddie McCarthy, Farmingdale's Tommy Martino, Kevin Davison of Howell, Brick's Dom Fattaruso, Joey Merlino of Pine Hill and Shaun Carrig of Little Falls.
Modified teams are reminded that “Turkey Derby style” pit area parking will be in effect this Saturday evening.
Along with the championship 125-lap Modified race, the Factory Stocks, 4 Cylinder Stocks and the Limited Late Models will all compete in 25-lap feature races on the third mile high banked paved oval.
Saturday’s schedule will see the competitor pit area open at 1:00 p.m. and regular practice will start at 3:00 p.m. Spectator seating will open at 4:30 p.m. Qualifying will then begin at 5:30 p.m. to be followed by feature race action for all divisions slated for 7:00 p.m.
Up to the minute information on Saturday's event and the entire 2020 season is available at www.wallspeedwayracing.com.
Wall Stadium Speedway is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400 and email address is CKMotorsports@aol.com.
Contact: Justin St. Louis, Media Director Email: devilsbowlspeedway@gmail.com
Cell Phone: (802) 355-3282 Track Information Line: (802) 265-3112
Perrego Victory Caps Electric “Battle at the Bowl” Event at Devil’s Bowl Speedway
Root beats Drellos in King of Dirt Crate Modified thriller
WEST HAVEN, Vt. – Anthony Perrego beat the most talented field of dirt Modified drivers ever assembled at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sunday, August 9, winning the second annual “Battle at the Bowl” Big Block/Small Block Challenge before an electrified, pandemic-weary crowd. With 65 combined entries vying for 30 starting spots in the 50-lap main event, Perrego came away with the big win and a check for $7,500.
Seating was limited to a sold-out 750 masked-and-socially-distanced grandstand spectators and about 400 infield drive-in fans – many of whom were attending their first race of the season amid COVID-19 restrictions – and the appreciative gathering made enough noise to substitute for 5,000. Cheers rained down during the night on winners Perrego, Jessey Mueller, Mat Williamson, and King of Dirt Racing Crate Modified Series winner Kevin Root.
Home-track favorite Mueller struck first, winning the 25-lap feature race for the Big Block Modifieds. The Chestertown, N.Y., racer – who started his career at Devil’s Bowl as a teenager – was good from the outset, winning his qualifying heat, starting on the pole of the feature, and leading every lap on his way to the 13th win of his career at the Vermont track. Mueller won $1,500 with his victory.
Canadian racer Williamson was one of 11 drivers who entered both the Big Block and Small Block divisions, beginning his impressive night as the runner-up to Mueller. Equally strong in both classes was Erick Rudolph, who finished third. Marc Johnson and Perrego rounded out the top five in the Big Block race, which drew 27 cars.
With 38 Small Block cars in the pit area, qualifying for just the 25-lap race was challenging enough. Lance Willix and Stewart Freisen led the field to the green flag, with Friesen leading the first 15 circuits. Williamson, of St. Catherines, Ont., was smooth and calculated, though, and drove past Friesen 16 laps in to sail away with the win.
Rudolph moved forward from seventh to take second place away from Friesen late. Friesen finished third ahead of Demetrios Drellos – who raced in all three divisions on the card – and a hard-charging Larry Wight.
Perrego and Willix were the darlings of the unique “Pole Shuffle” event, which saw the top eight finishers from each feature square off in short-distance, March Madness-style elimination races to determine the first 16 starting positions of the 50-lap Challenge. Underdog Willix won two rounds in the Small Block bracket and Perrego also advanced twice, squaring off against each other for the Small Block finale, which Perrego won. Jimmy Phelps and defending Pole Shuffle and Battle at the Bowl champion Matt Sheppard each advanced twice in the Big Block bracket, with Phelps beating Sheppard heads-up in the Big Block finale.
Perrego’s Small Block car ran the inside lane in the one-on-one, green-white-checker Pole Shuffle championship finale, with Phelps stuck to him on the outside lane. The fans cheered loudly as Perrego crossed the line first to earn the pole position for the main event.
It was all Perrego in the 50-lap main event, as the Montgomery, N.Y., racer led every step of the way despite restarts on laps 9 and 38. Phelps ran second until the final restart, when Marc Johnson, Williamson, and Rudolph – who struggled in the Pole Shuffle and started 13th in the main event – entered the picture. Perrego continued with the lead and stretched out ahead for a few laps before Williamson and Rudolph began reeling him in. The trio ran nose-to-tail in tight formation as they navigated lapped traffic with two laps to go, and Rudolph snuck past Williamson in the final moments.
Perrego’s Superior Remodeling No. 44 Teo Small Block sped across the finish line for the win ahead of Rudolph, who barely beat Williamson to the line. Johnson and Phelps completed the top five, followed in order by Wight, Willix, Mike Mahaney, Mike Maresca (from 22nd on the starting grid), and Sheppard.
The King of Dirt Racing (KOD) Crate Modified Series was the undercard on the evening, but the 40-lap “Leon Gonyo Memorial” race once again stole the show. Invader Kevin Root made the long haul across the New York Thruway from Geneva, N.Y., to capture the victory in his first-ever start at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, defeating a field of 30 feature event starters and 49 total starters.
Like Perrego in the Big Block/Small Block Challenge, Root set the pace before catching lapped traffic in the final laps, allowing Demetrios Drellos to catch him in the last two circuits. Drellos, the Sunday-night point leader in the track’s weekly Pepsi Sportsman Modified division, used a three-wide move to take the lead to complete lap 39, running on the outside with Root on the bottom lane and the lapped car of Joey Scarborough in the middle. Drellos got ahead in Turn 1 on the final lap, but Root stepped on the gas and reclaimed the top spot coming to the finish line, taking the win by just 0.187-seconds.
Root was ecstatic in victory lane and celebrated on the roof of his F.X. Caprara Honda No. 34 car with his son, Nick, and then made a memorable speech during his interview that had the crowd both laughing and cheering.
Kenny Tremont Jr. continued a recent string of good finishes in third place, and Justin Comes was strong as the top Vermonter in fourth. Jack Speshock drove from 26th starting position to beat Adam Pierson for fifth place. Defending KOD champion Bobby Hackel finished seventh, ahead of rookie Justin Stone, polesitter and early leader Scott Duell, and Brian Calabrese.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway returns to action on Sunday, August 16, at 7:00 p.m., with a full card of Pepsi Sportsman Modifieds, O’Reilly Auto Parts Limited Sportsmen, Pro Stocks, Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Friend Construction 500cc Mini Sprints, as well as the Champlain Valley Vintage Dirt Modifieds. Advance sale tickets will be available online, and Vermont State COVID-19 pandemic guidelines remain in place. Grandstand seats are $15 (all ages) and Infield Drive-In tickets are $20, with kids age 12 and under free in the infield. Tickets are for sale online at https://buytickets.at/devilsbowlspeedway (processing fees apply), or at the speedway on race night.
Devil’s Bowl Speedway is located on Route 22A in West Haven, Vt., four miles north of U.S. Route 4, Exit 2, and just 20 minutes from Rutland, Vt. For more information, visit www.DevilsBowlSpeedwayVT.com or call (802) 265-3112. Devil’s Bowl Speedway is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DevilsBowlSpeedway, and on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat at @DevilsBowlSpeed; follow the action using the #DevilsBowl hashtag.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS – “Battle at the Bowl”
Devil’s Bowl Speedway – West Haven, Vt.
Sunday, August 9, 2020
Big Block/Small Block Modified Challenge (50 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
1. (1) Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, N.Y.
2. (13) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y.
3. (10) Mat Williamson, St. Catherines, Ont.
4. (8) Marc Johnson, Guilderland, N.Y.
5. (2) Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
6. (5) Larry Wight, Phoenix, N.Y.
7. (3) Lance Willix, Theresa, N.Y.
8. (7) Mike Mahaney, King Ferry, N.Y.
9. (22) Mike Maresca, Potsdam, N.Y.
10. (4) Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, N.Y.
11. (23) Adam Pierson, East Corinth, Vt.
12. (11) Dave Marcucilli, Cayuga, N.Y.
13. (16) Jessey Mueller, Chestertown, N.Y.
14. (9) Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, N.Y.
15. (30) Todd Stone, Middlebury, Vt.
16. (12) Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, Mass.
17. (19) Rocky Warner, Gloversville, N.Y.
18. (29) Neil Stratton, Bennington, Vt.
19. (18) Tyler Trump, Lacona, N.Y.
20. (24) David Schilling, East Greenbush, N.Y.
21. (27) Ben Bushaw, Tully, N.Y.
22. (26) Corey Cormier, Middletown, N.Y.
23. (17) Bobby Varin, Johnstown, N.Y.
24. (20) C.G. Morey, Rutland, Vt.
25. (6) Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
26. (28) Elmo Reckner, Ballston Lake, N.Y.
27. (14) Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
28. (15) Brian Berger, Castleton, N.Y.
29. (31) Todd Root, Phelps, N.Y.
30. (21) Tim Fuller, Edwards, N.Y.
31. (25) Marcus Dinkins, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Pole Shuffle Champion: Anthony Perrego
Consi Winner: Mike Maresca
Big Block Modified Feature (25 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
1. (1) Jessey Mueller, Chestertown, N.Y.
2. (3) Mat Williamson, St. Catherines, Ont.
3. (2) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y.
4. (6) Marc Johnson, Guilderland, N.Y.
5. (15) Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, N.Y.
6. (8) Matt Sheppard, Waterloo, N.Y.
7. (7) Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
8. (11) Jack Lehner, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
9. (5) Larry Wight, Phoenix, N.Y.
10. (12) Mike Mahaney, King Ferry, N.Y.
11. (18) Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, N.Y.
12. (10) Bobby Varin, Johnstown, N.Y.
13. (9) Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
14. (4) Andy Bachetti, Sheffield, Mass.
15. (14) Brian Berger, Castleton, N.Y.
16. (20) Tyler Trump, Lacona, N.Y.
17. (13) C.G. Morey, Rutland, Vt.
18. (23) Greg Atkins, Clintonville, N.Y.
19. (21) Scott Huber, Cambridge, N.Y.
20. (25) Cass Bennett, Buskirk, N.Y.
21. (22) Derek Bornt, Poestenkill, N.Y.
22. (16) Rich Ronca, Ballston Lake, N.Y.
23. (27) Don Ronca, Clifton Park, N.Y.
24. (19) Marcus Dinkins, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
25. (17) Bobby Hackel, Rensselaer, N.Y.
26. (26) Matt Depew, Argyle, N.Y.
27. (24) Ronnie Johnson, Duanesburg, N.Y.
Heat Winners: Jessey Mueller, Erick Rudolph, Mat Williamson
Small Block Modified Feature (25 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
1. (3) Mat Williamson, St. Catherines, Ont.
2. (7) Erick Rudolph, Ransomville, N.Y.
3. (2) Stewart Friesen, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
4. (4) Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, N.Y.
5. (11) Larry Wight, Phoenix, N.Y.
6. (6) Mike Mahaney, King Ferry, N.Y.
7. (16) Anthony Perrego, Montgomery, N.Y.
8. (10) Marc Johnson, Guilderland, N.Y.
9. (1) Lance Willix, Theresa, N.Y.
10. (8) Dave Marcucilli, Cayuga, N.Y.
11. (12) Rocky Warner, Gloversville, N.Y.
12. (9) Tim Fuller, Edwards, N.Y.
13. (15) Adam Pierson, East Corinth, Vt.
14. (21) Jimmy Phelps, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
15. (19) Mike Maresca, Potsdam, N.Y.
16. (18) David Schilling, East Greenbush, N.Y.
17. (5) Allison Ricci, New Paltz, N.Y.
18. (22) Todd Stone, Middlebury, Vt.
19. (25) Neil Stratton, Bennington, Vt.
20. (14) Roger Henion Jr., Montgomery, N.Y.
21. (13) Corey Cormier, Middletown, N.Y.
22. (17) Matt Pupello, East Schodack, N.Y.
23. (27) Justin Wright, York, N.Y.
24. (28) Ben Bushaw, Tully, N.Y.
25. (20) C.G. Morey, Rutland, Vt.
26. (30) Ryan Macartney, Pawling, N.Y.
27. (26) Randy Green, Wallkill, N.Y.
28. (24) Todd Root, Phelps, N.Y.
29. (29) Jackson Gill, Plessis, N.Y.
30. (23) Matt Depew, Argyle, N.Y.
Heat Winners: Lance Willix, Stewart Friesen, Mat Williamson, Demetrios Drellos
Consi Winner: Neil Stratton
Did Not Qualify: Hector Stratton, Elmo Reckner, Don Mattison, Derrick McGrew Jr., Drew Cormie, Roddy Watts, Jim Introne Jr., Todd Morey
King of Dirt Racing Crate Modified Series “Leon Gonyo Memorial” (40 laps)
Pos.-(Start)-Driver-Hometown
1. (3) Kevin Root, Geneva, N.Y.
2. (13) Demetrios Drellos, Queensbury, N.Y.
3. (11) Kenny Tremont Jr., West Sand Lake, N.Y.
4. (6) Justin Comes, Middlebury, Vt.
5. (26) Jack Speshock, Malta, N.Y.
6. (8) Adam Pierson, East Corinth, Vt.
7. (15) Bobby Hackel, Rensselaer, N.Y.
8. (10) Justin Stone, Middlebury, Vt.
9. (1) Scott Duell, Bennington, Vt.
10. (7) Brian Calabrese, Johnstown, N.Y.
11. (16) Josh Masterson, Bristol, Vt.
12. (12) Jake Scarborough, Brandon, Vt.
13. (21) Kevin Chaffee, Bradford, Vt.
14. (17) Robert Bublak Jr., Ballston Spa, N.Y.
15. (22) Jimmy Ryan, Whiting, Vt.
16. (2) Marty Kelly III, North Bennington, Vt.
17. (28) Chris Murray, Fair Haven, Vt.
18. (27) Tim LaDuc, Orwell, Vt.
19. (20) Alex Bell, Cambridge, N.Y.
20. (14) Derrick McGrew Jr., Ballston Spa, N.Y.
21. (23) Dylan Rabtoy, Swanton, Vt.
22. (29) Matt Lashua, Canaan, N.H.
23. (24) Joey Roberts, Fletcher, Vt.
24. (5) Travis Bruno, Morrisonville, N.Y.
25. (19) Joey Scarborough, Brandon, Vt.
26. (25) Tanner Siemons, Orford, N.H.
27. (4) Daryl Nutting, Ballston Spa, N.Y.
28. (18) Derek Webb, Brownville, N.Y.
29. (9) Vince Quenneville, Brandon, Vt.
30. (30) Frank Hoard III, Manchester Center, Vt.
Heat Winners: Kenny Tremont Jr., Justin Stone, Vince Quenneville, Adam Pierson
Consi Winner: Tanner Siemons
B-Feature Winner: Frank Hoard III
Did Not Qualify: Billy Lussier, Michael Wagner-Fitzgerald, Brian Whittemore, Mike Fowler, Elmo Reckner, Jamy Begor, Marty Hutchins, Nathan Johnson, Adam Piper, Montgomery Tremont, Gary English, Todd Randlett, Shawn McPhee, James Hanson, Brent Warren, Bucko Branham, Bruce Loomis, John St. Germain Jr., Mike Fisher
Cottle Charges from 23rd to Win Selinsgrove Silver Crown Debut
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Contact: Richie Murray - USAC Media / richie@usacracing.com
Shane Cottle won his first USAC Silver Crown race in nearly 13 years in Sunday night's Bill Holland Classic at Selinsgrove (Pa.) Speedway. (Dallas Breeze Photo)
COTTLE CHARGES FROM 23RD TO WIN SELINSGROVE SILVER CROWN DEBUT
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania (August 9, 2020).........A stumbling engine in qualifying, a last row starting spot and an accident with 43 laps remaining that resulted with him backwards against the guardrail with a flat tire - those were just a few of the mountains Shane Cottle overcame to reach victory lane in Sunday night's inaugural Bill Holland Classic at Pennsylvania's Selinsgrove Speedway.
It took Cottle every bit of the 74-lap distance to reach the pinnacle of the night as he worked his way around race-long leader C.J. Leary on the white flag lap to conquer his second career USAC Silver Crown victory, and his first in nearly 13 years, aboard the Curtis Williams/Jack's Auto Body - Duncan Oil - Kercher Engines/Maxim/Kercher Chevy.
By doing so, Cottle became the newest record holder of the longest duration between USAC Silver Crown victories. It had been 12 years, 11 months and 8 days since the Kansas, Ill. driver raced to victory at the Du Quoin (Ill.) State Fairgrounds in 2007. The record prior to Sunday night was the nearly 10-year span between Ron Shuman's wins in 1982 and 1992.
Marking the first time the USAC Silver Crown season opener was held in the month of August since 1979, the majority of the first 30 circuits saw pole sitter Leary leading the way with outside front row starter Justin Grant giving constant chase to Leary, who had earlier set fast time during Fatheadz Eyewear Qualifying for the first time in four years at neighboring Pennsylvania track Williams Grove Speedway in 2016.
On the 31st lap, however, major trouble ensued for 11th running Cottle who had a left rear tire go down on the front straightaway. In the ensuing melee, Cottle spun backwards into the inside front straightaway guardrail while the lapped car of Dave Berkheimer flipped upside down before a small fire erupted from the car. The fire was extinguished, and Berkheimer escaped without injury.
At the same time, Cottle exited the car, standing on the front straightaway mulling over the situation which provided him nary a shred of confidence to continue in the race.
"I was really upset," Cottle recalled. "I actually wasn't even going to change the tire. I told the crew, 'you know what, heck with it. We're going to the back and it's kind of hard to pass.' They said 'nope, we're changing it, get back in there.'
Forced to restart from the tail after working halfway up through the field, with the new left rear affixed to his ride, Cottle went back to work on his mission.
"Luckily, we barely got back in there," Cottle said. "It took me a little while to not get so mad and to where I was driving a little smoother. Once I did that, I started picking them off."
While Leary and Grant had controlled the pace throughout, by the 52nd lap, Chris Windom, Brady Bacon and Kevin Thomas Jr. had reeled in the top-two to make it a five-man breakaway. Fourth-running Bacon, who had earlier won the night's preceding USAC Rapid Tire East Coast Sprint Car feature, slipped under Windom for the third spot in turn three.
As Windom slipped up off the bottom, Thomas got his right front wheel beneath Windom's left rear and the two made contact, knocking out the front end on Thomas' car and sending to him a stop in turn four, thus concluding his evening.
Grant took a major run at Leary for the lead with an attempted slider on the lap 52 restart, which didn't quite stick, as the pair continued their dominance at the front of the pack. Leary was able to distance himself to great comfort to a nearly two second lead as the laps wound down.
With seven laps remaining, a succession of yellows involving flat right rear tires wreaked havoc on several top-ten contenders, including Kyle Robbins, Windom, Jake Swanson, Kody Swanson and, ultimately, second running Justin Grant who fell by the wayside on a restart with four laps remaining. However, Cottle was reassured by his eye in the sky that he was good to go.
"I kept asking the crew, are there any cords showing yet," Cottle revealed. "I could see all the guys in front of me and their cords were showing. They said, 'nope, no cords yet. Just keep her going and just try to maintain the tire underneath you.'"
There, with four to go on a restart, the running order was Leary, Bacon and a suddenly surging Cottle, who didn't remain in third for long as he blitzed under Bacon for second on the bottom of turn four with three laps remaining, then rapidly advanced on Leary.
Coming to the white flag, Cottle used a substantial run off the second turn to race around the outside of Leary entering turn three for the lead. Simultaneously, the returning car of Grant stopped on the front straightaway to bring out the yellow, sending Leary back to the front with Cottle second for a green-white-checkered finish. At that point, Cottle had an inkling that, while he was going to give everything he had to get past Leary, he was going to receive the same treatment from Leary to keep him behind.
Cottle, with a right rear tire with which he estimated as maybe having 'just a couple more laps left,' took the show into his own hands, squaring up Leary through turns three and four coming to the white flag, then swinging to the outside to rip around him to lead at the stripe by a car length before making a beeline to the bottom of turn one to take away the bottom from Leary.
"When he got out of the rubber and got in the slick, I just stayed in the rubber and rolled around him," Cottle remembered. "His tire didn't have much left in it. Luckily, we had just enough to carry us on around him."
From there, it was smooth sailing for Cottle, who raced to a 0.774 sec. victory over Leary while career-best series finishes were earned by Kyle Robbins (3rd), and first-time Silver Crown entrants Bryan Gossel (4th), Carmen Perigo (5th) and Kyle Cummins (6th).
Bacon, running 3rd coming off the final corner on the final lap, experienced a flat right rear tire just short of the line, dropping him back to 7th while a similar fate befell 4th running Logan Seavey in his first series start, dropping him to 10th in the final tally.
Cottle's victory from the 23rd spot ranks as the 8th furthest back any driver has started to win a Silver Crown race, the most positions overcome to win since Rich Tobias Jr.'s Du Quoin triumph from 25th in 2003. Kenny Irwin Jr. owns the top-two ultimate hard-charging performances in Silver Crown history, coming from the 28th position to win at both the Illinois State Fairgrounds in 1995 and Indianapolis Raceway Park in 1997.
Cottle's victory from the 23rd spot ranks as the 8th furthest back any driver has started to win a Silver Crown race, the most positions overcome to win since Rich Tobias Jr.'s Du Quoin triumph from 25th in 2003. (DB3, Inc. Photo)
The win also marked the first for the Curtis Williams-owned team in USAC Silver Crown competition, a regular team on the entire trail since 2014, and for whom Cottle has made his 29 most recent series starts beginning with the 2015 season.
"Curtis, he's a good ol boy and (crew chief) Malcolm (Lovelace), they've been trying for years," Cottle said. "I'm just happier than a lark that I was able to do it for them."
Arizona's Casey Buckman escaped injury after enduring a wild flip on the opening lap of Sunday night's feature that also involved David Byrne. Buckman finished 24th and Byrne 23rd.
Sunday's race was the debut for the USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series at Selinsgrove Speedway, which had previously hosted just a single USAC-sanctioned race in its history - a 1971 National Sprint Car event won by Mitch Smith.
USAC Silver Crown has now visited the state of Pennsylvania on 15 occasions with 15 different winners taking the checkered flag since 1971. Three other past PA winners were in Sunday night's starting field, Windom, Swanson and Bacon, all of whom had previously won with the series at Williams Grove.
The 74-lap Bill Holland Classic feature signified the first ever racing event held at Selinsgrove Speedway on July 20, 1946, won by 1949 Indianapolis 500 winner and National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee, Bill Holland.
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USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 9, 2020 - Selinsgrove Speedway - Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania - 1/2-Mile Dirt Oval - Bill Holland Classic
FATHEADZ EYEWEAR QUALIFYING: 1. C.J. Leary, 30, Leary-21.676 (New Track Record); 2. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn-21.867; 3. Brady Bacon, 6, Klatt-21.897; 4. Jake Swanson, 10, DMW-21.956; 5. Carmen Perigo, 52, Stehman-21.958; 6. Logan Seavey, 22, Prestige Worldwide-21.964; 7. Matt Westfall, 54, Westfall-22.139; 8. Kevin Thomas Jr., 9, Dyson-22.231; 9. Chris Windom, 17, Goodnight-22.266; 10. Kody Swanson, 20, Nolen-22.274; 11. Shane Cockrum, 53, Five Three-22.325; 12. Chad Kemenah, 15, Hampshire/Kemenah-22.444; 13. Kyle Cummins, 69, Pink 69-22.467; 14. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 33, Wuerdeman-22.539; 15. David Byrne, 40, Byrne-22.567; 16. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-22.571; 17. Kyle Robbins, 7, KR-22.891; 18. Mike Haggenbottom, 24, Haggenbottom-23.014; 19. Bryan Gossel, 06, Gossel-23.041; 20. Travis Welpott, 18, Welpott-23.309; 21. Casey Buckman, 74, Buckman-23.793; 22. Dave Berkheimer, 31, Berkheimer-23.965; 23. Shane Cottle, 81, Williams-24.307; 24. Jake Simmons, 3, Simmons-NT.
FEATURE: (74 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Shane Cottle (23), 2. C.J. Leary (1), 3. Kyle Robbins (17), 4. Bryan Gossel (19), 5. Carmen Perigo (5), 6. Kyle Cummins (13), 7. Brady Bacon (3), 8. Shane Cockrum (11), 9. Matt Goodnight (16), 10. Logan Seavey (6), 11. Kody Swanson (10), 12. Mike Haggenbottom (18), 13. Ronnie Wuerdeman (14), 14. Travis Welpott (20), 15. Chris Windom (9), 16. Justin Grant (2), 17. Jake Swanson (4), 18. Chad Kemenah (12), 19. Kevin Thomas Jr. (8), 20. Matt Westfall (7), 21. Dave Berkheimer (22), 22. Jake Simmons (24), 23. David Byrne (15), 24. Casey Buckman (21). NT
**Casey Buckman flipped on lap 1 of the feature. Dave Berkheimer flipped on lap 31 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-72 C.J. Leary, Laps 73-74 Shane Cottle.
USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES POINTS: 1-C.J. Leary-73, 2-Shane Cottle-70, 3-Kyle Robbins-64, 4-Bryan Gossel-61, 5-Carmen Perigo-58, 6-Kyle Cummins-55, 7-Brady Bacon-52, 8-Shane Cockrum-49, 9-Matt Goodnight-46, 10-Logan Seavey-43.
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 RACE: August 15, 2020 - Salem Speedway - Salem, Indiana - .555-Mile Paved Oval - Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial
CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
Fatheadz Eyewear Fast Qualifier: C.J. Leary
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger: Shane Cottle (23rd to 1st)
Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher: Ronnie Wuerdeman
Brian Brown Triumphant With Lucas Oil ASCS At Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge
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Brian Brown Triumphant With Lucas Oil ASCS At Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge
Bryan Hulbert – OSKALOOSA, Iowa (August 9, 2020) Winning for the third time with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network at Oskaloosa’s Southern Iowa Speedway, Brian Brown captured Sunday’s $4,000 prize at the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenged presented by STC.
Winner Brian Brown (Richard Bales Photo)
Earning the pole through the night’s Heat/Qualifier format, Brown’s first jump to the lead was short-lived as a four-car incident with Watt, Covington, McCarl, and Crockett saw the No. 95 and No. 5j flipping while Crockett’s car ended up on fire. Helped from the car by Jordon Mallett as crews arrived on the scene, everyone was able to walk away unharmed.
Taking off again, Brown opened a sizable advantage before the caution on Lap 7 for Austin McCarl, who retired with rear-end issues.
Back to green for the final time, Brown opened things up on the field. Seemingly untouchable through the first 20 revolutions, the closing laps saw the Casey’s General Stores/Impact Signs No. 21 start picking through lapped traffic. Allowing California’s Dominic Scelzi to inch closer and closer, Brown was dealing with the car getting tight as he paced around the backmarkers.
To the white flag with Dominic Scelzi making up nearly 1.5 seconds on the FVP No. 21, the pair were coming up on one final slower car. Using the proximity of the lapped car to his advantage, the Scelzi Enterprises No. 41 drove deep into the final two turns for the lead. Sliding across Brown’s nose off the fourth turn, the Missouri shoe was able to pull low off on the straightaway and retake the point by 0.305-seconds.
“I was having a little trouble there when I got close enough to Harli [White] that I wasn’t close enough to pass, but I was close enough to be in dirty air,” explained Brown.
“Sometimes when you’re in second, you can take a flyer and try different lines that maybe isn’t working of me and whatnot, but I saw him come across and my car had been good enough still to be able to cut down, and it did where I was able to get the drive off and get the win.”
Scelzi in second marks the second time since Thursday that the Scelzi Enterprises No. 41 has been on the podium with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network. His best finish with the series, Scelzi was chased the line by Pennsylvania’s Brock Zearfoss, who battled early with Shane Golobic. Grabbing fourth in the NOS Energy Drink No. 17wg, the top-five was made up by Colby Copeland
Trey Starks moving up six positions to sixth. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. crossed seventh with Tim Kaeding eighth. Scott Bogucki from 13th made it to ninth with Sawyer Phillips moving forward seven spots for tenth.
A field of 45 drivers was on hand for the Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenged presented by STC. Originally a $3,000 to win show, Country Builders boosted the payout to $4,000 to win. Hoosier Tire of Knoxville handed out tires to SCE Gaskets Heat Race Winners, which included Colton Heath, Garet Williamson, Austin McCarl, Harli White, and Dominic Scelzi. Qualifier wins went to Tim Kaeding, Brian Brown, and Shane Golobic. BMRS B-Features were topped by Sawyer Phillips and Matt Covington.
Ayrton Gennetten was the night's Hard Charger and picked up a KSE Power Steering Pump. Jack Dover, who took a hard ride in his Heat Race, received a complete set of Wilwood Brakes.
The next event on the ASCS calendar is the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Week powered by Smiley’s Racing Products. The standalone series begins Tuesday, August 11 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.
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Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS presented by MAVTV
Southern Iowa Speedway (Oskaloosa, Iowa)
Sage Fruit Ultimate Challenge
Sunday, August 9, 2020
Car Count: 45
SCE Gaskets Heat Races (Top 30 in Passing Points advance to Qualifiers)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 33-Colton Heath[1]; 2. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[4]; 3. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[2]; 4. 17WG-Shane Golobic[6]; 5. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[5]; 6. 63-JJ Hickle[7]; 7. 11-Roger Crockett[9]; 8. 88-Travis Reber[8]; 9. 11F-Colton Fisher[3]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 24-Garet Williamson[2]; 2. 50Z-Zach Chappell[1]; 3. 44S-Trey Starks[3]; 4. 5C-Colby Copeland[7]; 5. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[5]; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III[4]; 7. 44-Chris Martin[8]; 8. 17B-Ryan Bickett[6]; 9. 5H-Michael Faccinto[9]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17A-Austin McCarl[2]; 2. 21-Brian Brown[3]; 3. 14B-Bailey Sucich[1]; 4. 5J-Jamie Ball[5]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill[6]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[7]; 7. 52-Blake Hahn[9]; 8. 22B-Jesse Baker[8]; 9. 81-Tanner Gebhardt[4]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 17W-Harli White[2]; 2. 1K-Kelby Watt[6]; 3. 28F-Davie Franek[4]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[7]; 5. 28-Scott Bogucki[9]; 6. 24N-Nathan Mills[3]; 7. 29W-Wyatt Wilkerson[8]; 8. 75X-JT Imperial[1]; 9. 53-Jack Dover[5]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 41-Dominic Scelzi[2]; 2. 51A-Elliot Amdahl[1]; 3. 9-Chase Randall[3]; 4. 27-Carson McCarl[5]; 5. 35M-Tim Kaeding[8]; 6. 1B-Chelsea Blevins[4]; 7. 22X-Riley Goodno[7]; 8. 6-Jett Carney[6]; 9. 14-Jordon Mallett[9]
Hoosier Tire Qualifiers (Top 16 in combined Heat & Qualifier Passing Points advance to the A-Feature)
Qualifier 1 (8 Laps): 1. 35M-Tim Kaeding[1]; 2. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 3. 33-Colton Heath[4]; 4. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[7]; 5. 1K-Kelby Watt[6]; 6. 17W-Harli White[5]; 7. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[9]; 8. 11-Roger Crockett[10]; 9. 14B-Bailey Sucich[8]; 10. 51A-Elliot Amdahl[2]
Qualifier 2 (8 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown[4]; 2. 44S-Trey Starks[1]; 3. 41-Dominic Scelzi[5]; 4. 28-Scott Bogucki[3]; 5. 5J-Jamie Ball[7]; 6. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 7. 24-Garet Williamson[6]; 8. 52-Blake Hahn[10]; 9. 63-JJ Hickle[9]; 10. 77X-Alex Hill[8]
Qualifier 3 (8 Laps): 1. 17WG-Shane Golobic[2]; 2. 5C-Colby Copeland[4]; 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[5]; 4. 17A-Austin McCarl[6]; 5. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[8]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[9]; 7. 27-Carson McCarl[7]; 8. 50Z-Zach Chappell[3]; 9. 9-Chase Randall[1]; 10. 44-Chris Martin[10]
BMRS B-Feature (Top 3 from each advance to the A-Feature)
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[1]; 2. 11-Roger Crockett[4]; 3. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[3]; 4. 28F-Davie Franek[2]; 5. 77X-Alex Hill[7]; 6. 22X-Riley Goodno[10]; 7. 14B-Bailey Sucich[5]; 8. 1B-Chelsea Blevins[9]; 9. 6-Jett Carney[12]; 10. 29W-Wyatt Wilkerson[8]; 11. 81-Tanner Gebhardt[14]; 12. 22B-Jesse Baker[11]; 13. 51A-Elliot Amdahl[6]; 14. 75X-JT Imperial[13]; 15. 5H-Michael Faccinto[15]
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 63-JJ Hickle[6]; 3. 27-Carson McCarl[2]; 4. 52-Blake Hahn[4]; 5. 9-Chase Randall[5]; 6. 24D-Danny Sams III[8]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett[11]; 8. 14-Jordon Mallett[12]; 9. 88-Travis Reber[10]; 10. 24N-Nathan Mills[9]; 11. 11F-Colton Fisher[14]; 12. 50Z-Zach Chappell[3]; 13. 44-Chris Martin[7]; 14. 53-Jack Dover[13]
Sawblade.com A-Feature
A Feature (30 Laps): 1. 21-Brian Brown[1]; 2. 41-Dominic Scelzi[2]; 3. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss[3]; 4. 17WG-Shane Golobic[5]; 5. 5C-Colby Copeland[4]; 6. 44S-Trey Starks[12]; 7. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[7]; 8. 35M-Tim Kaeding[10]; 9. 28-Scott Bogucki[13]; 10. 3P-Sawyer Phillips[17]; 11. 52-Blake Hahn[23]; 12. 3-Ayrton Gennetten[21]; 13. 17W-Harli White[14]; 14. 24-Garet Williamson[16]; 15. 63-JJ Hickle[20]; 16. 33-Colton Heath[8]; 17. 47X-Dylan Westbrook[11]; 18. 14-Jordon Mallett[24]; 19. 17A-Austin McCarl[6]; 20. 1K-Kelby Watt[9]; 21. 5J-Jamie Ball[15]; 22. 95-Matt Covington[18]; 23. 11-Roger Crockett[19]; 24. 27-Carson McCarl[22]
Lap Leader(s): Brian Brown 1-30
Hard Charger: Ayrton Gennetten +9
High Point Driver: Brian Brown
Provisional(s): Blake Hahn (Points); Jordon Mallett (Points)
2020 Driver Standings (Top 15): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 1,377; 2. Roger Crockett 1,247; 3. Harli White 1,231; 4. Blake Hahn 1,152; 5. Matt Covington 1,126; 6. Scott Bogucki 1,121; 7. Jordon Mallett 1,097; 8. Dylan Westbrook 1,044; 9. Garet Williamson 990; 10. Alex Hill 966; 11. Danny Sams 956; 12. Chase Randall 929; 13. Travis Reber 847; 14. Ryan Bickett 844; 15. Dominic Scelzi 610;
2020 A-Feature Winner(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr. – 4 (2/29 – Canyon Speedway Park; 6/25 – Caney Valley Speedway; 6/27 – I-30 Speedway; 7/17 – U.S. 36 Raceway); Matt Covington - 1 (2/28 - Canyon Speedway Park); Brad Sweet – 1 (3/6 – Merced Speedway); Andy Forsberg – 1 (3/8 – Petaluma Speedway); Harli White – 1 (7/11 – Riverside International Speedway); Austin McCarl – 1 (8/6 – Knoxville Raceway); Lynton Jeffrey – 1 (8/7 – Knoxville Raceway); Kerry Madsen – 1 (8/8 – Knoxville Raceway); Brian Brown – 1 (8/9 – Southern Iowa Speedway);
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Cozze Captures First New Egypt Speedway Mod Win In A Decade; Bitner Bags USAC East Main
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Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
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Cozze Captures First New Egypt Speedway Mod Win In A Decade; Bitner Bags USAC East Main
New Egypt, NJ - Frank Cozze returned to New Egypt Speedway Modified Victory Lane for the first time in almost a decade on Saturday night aboard the Dave Renaldo owned No. 401. The two-time Modified track last graced New Egypt Speedway victory lane on September 4, 2010.
Steve Davis led the Vahlco Wheels Modified field to the green-flag but it would be Kory Fleming leading lap number one. The first yellow flag of the event flew with a lap completed for Jimmy Horton in turn number four. On the restart Cozze shot to second and began to stalk Fleming for the lead. The second caution of the event flew on lap five for Matt Stangle stopping in the short shoot heading into turn three. When green replaced yellow Cozze shot to the outside of Fleming in turn one and emerged the leader on the backstretch. Debris was the cause of caution number three on lap seven.
Cozze jumped back out to the lead with a new challenger in PJ Oliver for the lead. Once out in front Cozze would maintain the lead until the yellow flew again on lap 14, this time for Cale Ross who had spun in turn one.
Again Cozze shot out to the lead on the restart, but he would then have a new second-place man in Dakota Kessler who dove to the inside of Oliver as the field entered turn one. Kessler would remain in the runner-up spot for the next six laps as now David VanHorn entered the picture as Cozze’s latest challenger.
As the laps started to wind down, Cozze would reach lapped traffic on lap 23 with VanHorn on his horse trying to catch Cozze at a frantic pace. At the two-to-go signal VanHorn appeared to be closing in on Cozze but he would run out of time as Cozze scored his first star in the New Egypt Speedway win column since September 4, 2010 and his 27th overall at the Route 539 speed plant. VanHorn would come home second with Billy Pauch Jr., Dakota Kessler and PJ Oliver completing the top five.
“It’s been a long time since we’ve been here. This has always been home, this the place I love coming to. The fans are the greatest here, I think,” said Cozze post race. “It feels good to finally have the monkey off our back. I gotta thank Dave Renaldo, we’ve had a rough couple weeks and he’s gotten us everything we need. I can’t thank the guys on my team, they all worked so hard. It was a good win tonight.
Mark Bitner led wire-to-wire in USAC East Coast Sprint Car competition but it would not come as easy as that sounded. Bitner led the field to the green but before a lap would be completed JR Berry would spin in turn number three. When the green flag flew again, Bitner jumped back out to the lead with the best battle on the speedway being for second between Kyle Lick, Ryan Watt and Chris Allen Jr. Allen would rim-ride his way to second and begin his chase of Bitner who now was roughly a half a straightaway out in front.
With Bitner now entering lapped traffic on lap 15, that allowed Allen to close up right to the tail tank of Bitner as the two weaved in and out of lapped traffic all while battling for the race lead. Entering turn three Allen threw his No. 71 machine hard into the corner trying to drive around Bitner but he was not able to make it stick and slipped up the race track allowing Bitner to pull back away. The yellow flag flew for the final time on lap 23 when David Swanson came to a stop in turns one and two setting up a green-white-checkered finish. When racing resumed Allen threw everything he had at Bitner but it would be to no avail as Bitner picked up the win at what is considered to be his “home track” Allen would be the runner-up followed by Ryan Watt, a hard charging Billy Pauch Jr. and defending USAC East Coast Sprint Car champion Steven Drevicki.
Howie Finch picked up his first career Sportsman win aboard his Ice Less LLC No. 4 machine and the first for a 604 Crate Motor. Finch took over the lead from race long leader Jimmy Amato and never looked back. Ryan Heim would finish second followed by Dan Fleming in third who utilized a 602 Crate, David Burns and Joseph Brown.
Shanon Mongeau was the victor in the Street Stock event, he was followed to the stripe by Bill Liedtka, Brian Ludwig, Spider Ensinger Sr. and Sean Wall.
Paul Mancini won the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman event.
New Egypt Speedway returns to action next Saturday night August 15th with Ladies Night. All ladies will receive ½ price general admission. In action will be the Vahlco Wheels Modifieds, Sportsman, Ice Less LLC Crate Modifieds, Street Stocks and the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman. Plus, there will be Powder Puff races held at the end of the night for the ladies.
Pit gates will open at 4pm, grandstands at 5pm with hot laps hitting the speedway at 6pm and racing firing off at 7pm promptly. Adult (16+) admission will be $20, Seniors (65+) will be $18, Teens (12-15) & Military w/ID are $10 with Kids 11 & Under being FREE!.
For more information call the New Egypt Speedway office at 609-758-1900, email Nesoffice@comcast.net or visit www.newegyptspeedway.net
New Egypt Speedway, which is New Jersey’s premier dirt racing facility, is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.
New Egypt Speedway Results 8/8/20
Vahlco Wheels MODIFIEDS
Feature (30 laps): 1. Frank Cozze 2. David Van Horn 3. Billy Pauch Jr. 4. Dakota Kessler 5. PJ Oliver 6. John McClelland 7. Ryan Krachun 8. Mike Butler 9. Dominick Buffalino 10. Danny Bouc 11. Wade Hendrickson 12. Bryan Kuhl 13. Davey Sammons 14. Cale Ross 15. Matt Stangle 16. Billy Osmun 17. Jimmy Horton 18. Chris Grbac 19. Rocco Infante 20. Steve Davis 21. Craig Mitchell 22. Kory Fleming 23. Frank Venezia 24. Blaine Bracelin 25. Brandon Grosso 26. Geoff Quackenbush
USAC EAST COAST SPRINT CAR SERIES
Feature (25 laps): 1. Mark Bitner 2. Chris Allen Jr. 3. Ryan Watt 4. Billy Pauch Jr. 5. Steven Drevicki 6. Kyle Lick 7. Ed Aiken 8. Ryan Quackenbush 9. Alex Yankowski 10. Bill Unglert 11. Bruce Buckwalter 12. Rich Mellor 13. Mick D’Agastino 14. JR Berry 15. Jonathen Swanson 16. Zach Burd 17. David Swanson 18. Heidi Hedin 19. Ken Nealis 20. Lee Kaufman
SPORTSMAN
Feature (20 laps): 1. Howie Finch 2. Ryan Heim 3. Dan Fleming 4. David Burns 5. Joseph Brown 6. Kevin Borden 7. Ryan Krishinski 8. Mason Magee 9. Jimmy Amato 10. Matt Miller 11. Glenn McIntyre 12. Matt Ellery 13. John Criscione 14. Amanda Buchel 15. Nick Trapasso 16. Jim Avery 17. Frank Frasco 18. Will Dupree 19. Marty Resnick 20. Jim Housworth 21. Gary Bozowski 22. Bob Lineman Jr. 23. Paul Mancini 24. Art Liedl 25. Tom Princiotta
STREET STOCKS
Feature (15 laps): 1. Shanon Mongeau 2. Bill Liedtka 3. Brian Ludwig 4. Spider Ensinger Sr. 5. Sean Wall 6. Chris Felber 7. Drew Brocklebank 8. Todd Dige 9. Dennis Seeley 10. Art Liedl
Lyons Construction/MetalFab ROOKIES
Feature (8 laps): 1. Paul Mancini 2. Mason Magee 3. Jim Avery 4. Gary Bozowski 5. Amanda Buchel DNS: Will Protinick
