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Pittman Goes Back-to-Back with Second Consecutive Win at Pevely
PEVELY, MO – April 21, 2018 - Daryn Pittman got underneath Sheldon Haudenschild to lead Lap 31 en route to his second consecutive World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series win of the weekend and second in a row at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, MO. Donny Schatz finished second and long-time race leader Sheldon Haudenschild completed the podium.
Donny Schatz won the Craftsman Club Dash and earned the pole of the 40-lap Feature alongside Ian Madsen. But it was Madsen who powered around Schatz to lead the opening circuit of the Feature. Sheldon Haudenschild used every bit of the racing surface to quickly take second from Schatz and begin chasing down Madsen for the lead. Just as Haudenschild was ready to make a move on Ian Madsen for the lead on the sixth circuit, the caution flew Ian’s older brother, Kerry, who was facing traffic on the backstretch.
Ian Madsen was able to turn under a pair of Sheldon sliders, before Haudenschild took command to lead Lap 8. As Haudenschild navigated heavy traffic, both Madsen and Pittman were able to erase Sheldon's lead. Daryn Pittman made an eye-catching three-wide pass for the lead down the backstretch on Lap 13, only for it to be negated by a yellow for Cory Eliason.
As the rubber became more prominent on the racing surface, experience became a factor. Pittman and Schatz quickly closed in on Haudenschild for the lead. Haudenschild had a minor hiccup in turn one and missed the rubber by no more than a car length, but that was all Pittman needed as the 2013 Series Champion stuffed his Kasey Kahne Racing No.9 car underneath Haudenschild to take command down the backstretch. A couple laps later Haudenschild hiccupped in turn one again and Schatz was able to sneak by for second.
Ian Madsen’s top-five run came to an end with five laps remaining, due to a flat tire. A clear track ahead of Pittman allowed the veteran driver to hit his marks en route to his 74th career Outlaw victory.
“Man, this is starting to be fun again. It’s been a frustrating start to the season, but this car has been a blast to drive the past two nights,” Pittman said upon exiting his Ionomy sponsored KKR No.9 machine.
“This is the way we envisioned we would start the year. We are really happy with where we are at right now, this is why you never give up,” an enthusiastic Pittman added. Pittman eluded to the harder tire compound his team elected to go with before thanking his car owner, Kasey Kahne, and all of his sponsorship partners. When asked about the negated three-wide pass for the lead, Pittman said, “I thought that was the end of our chance to win it. This really was a great team win.”
Donny Schatz also went with a harder tire compound. “I was way too loose in the beginning and we had to pay the price, but we made it back it up. All in all, it was a great night,” Schatz said in good spirits.
After leading 22 laps, Sheldon Haudenschild had all the reason to be dejected, but that was not the case. “We definitely want to win these races, but we want to finish them too. I’m happy with a podium. The guys worked really hard after tearing a car up last night. I missed the rubber twice and I got passed twice,” Sheldon, who continues to sit second in the Series Point Standings, said.
David Gravel and Brad Sweet completed the all-Outlaw top five. Nine of the top ten were World of Outlaws regulars, including Brent Marks who came from 22nd to 10th, earning KSE Hard Charger honors. Indiana youngster Cale Thomas was the lone non-Outlaw regular in the top-ten, finishing eighth. Jason Sides set fast-time over the 44-car field for the first time this season.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series completes its three-race bullring weekend Sunday evening at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN. Another strong car count is expected, and all the action can be watched live on DIRTVision.com. Next week, the Outlaws ramp up its 40th Anniversary Celebration with three races in four days in Texas, capped off at the Series birthplace, Devil’s Bowl Speedway.
Results from Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55:
Feature (40 Laps): 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [6][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$5,500]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [3][$3,200]; 4. 5-David Gravel [7][$2,800]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [4][$2,500]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [5][$2,300]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [8][$2,200]; 8. 91-Cale Thomas [14][$2,100]; 9. 26-Joey Saldana [15][$2,050]; 10. 19-Brent Marks [22][$2,000]; 11. 45-Paul McMahan [10][$1,500]; 12. 5C-Christopher Bell [12][$1,200]; 13. 99-Brady Bacon [16][$1,100]; 14. 41-Jason Johnson [13][$1,050]; 15. 11K-Kraig Kinser [23][$1,000]; 16. 24-Rico Abreu [17][$900]; 17. 21-Brian Brown [24][$800]; 18. 2M-Kerry Madsen [9][$800]; 19. 83-Cory Eliason [20][$800]; 20. 18-Ian Madsen [2][$800]; 21. 1S-Logan Schuchart [25][$]; 22. 21X-Carson Short [18][$800]; 23. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [19][$800]; 24. 1A-Jacob Allen [11][$800]; 25. 3-Sammy Swindell [21][$800]
Lap Leaders: Ian Madsen 1-7, Sheldon Haudenschild 8-30, Daryn Pittman 31-40;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 19-Brent Marks[+12]
Qualifying Flight-A: 1. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.764; 2. 5-David Gravel, 10.809; 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.828; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.861; 5. 18-Ian Madsen, 10.899; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.943; 7. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 10.998; 8. 21-Brian Brown, 11.011; 9. 24-Rico Abreu, 11.053; 10. 26-Joey Saldana, 11.092; 11. 3-Sammy Swindell, 11.105; 12. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.113; 13. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 11.225; 14. 1M-James Moughan, 11.256; 15. O1-Matt Vandervere, 11.342; 16. OO-Dane Lorenc, 11.348; 17. 51B-Joe Miller, 11.495; 18. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.503; 19. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 11.539; 20. 8S-Steve Short, 11.683; 21. 10P-Jim Perricone, 12.327
Qualifying Flight-B: 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.808; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.961; 3. 91-Cale Thomas, 10.997; 4. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.056; 5. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.059; 6. 5C-Christopher Bell, 11.061; 7. 45-Paul McMahan, 11.085; 8. 83-Cory Eliason, 11.094; 9. O5-Gary Taylor, 11.104; 10. 99-Brady Bacon, 11.156; 11. 19-Brent Marks, 11.207; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.248; 13. 21X-Carson Short, 11.452; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.506; 15. 64-Scotty Thiel, 11.514; 16. 13-Clyde Knipp, 11.554; 17. 25-Jacob Blackhurst, 11.896; 18. 5B-Chase Briscoe, 11.987; 19. 12-Robert Ballou, 11.994; 20. 79J-Jacob Patton, 12.153; 21. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman, 12.176; 22. 71M-Andy Bradley, 12.193
Heat #1 - Flight (A) (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 3. 2M-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu [5]; 6. 3-Sammy Swindell [6]; 7. 9JR-Derek Hagar [10]; 8. 51B-Joe Miller [9]; 9. O1-Matt Vandervere [8]; 10. 10P-Jim Perricone [11]; 11. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [7]
Heat #2 - Flight (A) (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 4. 26-Joey Saldana [5]; 5. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 7. 1M-James Moughan [7]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [9]; 9. OO-Dane Lorenc [8]; 10. 8S-Steve Short [10]
Heat #3 - Flight (B) (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 45-Paul McMahan [4]; 4. 91-Cale Thomas [2]; 5. 21X-Carson Short [7]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 7. 12-Robert Ballou [10]; 8. 64-Scotty Thiel [8]; 9. O5-Gary Taylor [5]; 10. 25-Jacob Blackhurst [9]; 11. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [11]
Heat #4 - Flight (B) (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 3. 5C-Christopher Bell [3]; 4. 99-Brady Bacon [5]; 5. 83-Cory Eliason [4]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [8]; 9. 5B-Chase Briscoe [9]; 10. 79J-Jacob Patton [10]; 11. 71M-Andy Bradley [11]
Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [5]; 3. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [8]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [7]; 7. 5-David Gravel [3]; 8. 2-Shane Stewart [6]
C-Main (10 Laps) - Top 2 Transfer: 1. W20-Greg Wilson [3][-]; 2. 5B-Chase Briscoe [4][-]; 3. 51B-Joe Miller [1][$150]; 4. 25-Jacob Blackhurst [2][$150]; 5. 8S-Steve Short [7][$150]; 6. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [10][$125]; 7. 71M-Andy Bradley [11][$125]; 8. 10P-Jim Perricone [9][$125]; 9. 79J-Jacob Patton [8][$125]; 10. 12-Robert Ballou [6][$125]; 11. 9JR-Derek Hagar [5][$125]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer: 1. 3-Sammy Swindell [3][-]; 2. 19-Brent Marks [4][-]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8][-]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [1][-]; 5. 1M-James Moughan [7][$300]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6][$250]; 7. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [5][$225]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [13][$200]; 9. 5B-Chase Briscoe [14][$200]; 10. OO-Dane Lorenc [11][$200]; 11. 13-Clyde Knipp [12][$200]; 12. O5-Gary Taylor [2][$200]; 13. O1-Matt Vandervere [9][$200]; 14. 64-Scotty Thiel [10][$200]
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY NEWS
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COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, April 28, 2018 - Twin 20's for the Modifieds, Crate Modifieds,
Street Stocks, 4-Cylinders, Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman &
Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club
3:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
4:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
5:00 p.m. - Hot laps start
6:00 p.m. - Racing starts
Saturday, May 5, 2018 - Round one of the May Modified Madness Series -
Modifieds, Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars,
Hammer Sportsman, Crate Modifieds, 4-Cylinders and the Lyons
Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman
3:00 p.m. - Pit gates open
4:00 p.m. - Grandstand gates open
5:00 p.m. - Hot laps start
6:00 p.m. - Racing starts
PAUCH PICKS UP HIS SECOND NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY CHECKERED FLAG OF THE YEAR
New Egypt, NJ (April 22, 2018) - At New Egypt Speedway, Billy Pauch, Jr.
picked up his second checkered flag of the year after beating his rivals in
the Modified feature. Art Liedl was victorious in the Hammer Sportsman main
event. The Crate Modified feature was won by Jordan Cox. Eric Jennings took
top honors in the Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars
feature. Ryan Heim won the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman
race.
Polesitter Chad Barney grabbed the lead as the 30-lap Modified feature began
with Richie Pratt, Jr. and Jim Bobbitt next in line. After several caution
periods and eight tours recorded, Barney was still in charge with Steve
Davis, Matt Stangle, Billy Pauch, Jr. and Pratt, Jr. completing the top
five. At the halfway point, the front four of Barney, Davis, Stangle and
Pauch, Jr. were racing in close quarters of one another. Shortly afterwards,
Pauch, Jr., who started the event in twenty-fourth, began to use the middle
racing lanes in the corners and motored into second place on the seventeenth
revolution. Two laps later, Pauch, Jr. scooted past Barney to take over
first place. Once on top, Pauch, Jr. began to pull away from the field.
Behind the leader and with nine circuits to go, Stangle edged up into third
while eighteenth place starting David VanHorn continued his march forward as
he moved into fourth. As Pauch, Jr. was beginning to approach lap traffic,
his comfortable lead evaporated due to a caution period for Tim Apgar with
four laps to go. On the ensuing restart, Pauch, Jr. held off Barney with
VanHorn advancing into third, Davis riding in fourth and Stangle slipping
back to fifth. Over the final laps, Pauch, Jr. distanced himself away from
the pack and cruised to his second win of the year. Barney's strong run
netted him second place. With VanHorn finishing third, Davis was fourth and
Stangle was fifth. Matt Stangle, Ryan Godown and Dominick Buffalino were the
Modified heat winners.
Art Liedl, who has the most feature wins in the former SS Sprint division at
New Egypt Speedway, was victorious in a Hammer Sportsman feature for the
first time since 2004. Liedl captured his second career win in the division
after taking the lead from Jimmy Amato on the third circuit of the 20-lap
contest. David Burns claimed the runner-up spot while Billy Osmun finished
in third. The top five was filled out by Cale Ross and Amato. The Hammer
Sportsman heat races were taken by David Burns and Billy Osmun.
In the 20-lap Crate Modified feature, Jordan Cox led from start to finish to
collect his first career win. Eric Palmer chased Cox throughout the feature
to take second place. Third went to Kyle Kania. Ninth place starting Ryan
Simmons came home in fourth and Johnny Bangs completed the race in fifth.
Kyle Kania and Dan Fleming were the victors in the Crate Modified heat
races.
Eric Jennings grabbed the lead on lap twelve and paced the field for the
remaining circuits to win the 20-lap Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast
Wingless Sprint Cars. Veteran Karl Freyer followed Jennings across the
finish line. Bobby Tersillo was third and Rich Mellor was fourth. A
disqualification of Larry McVay elevated Brian Spencer into fifth. Larry's
Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars qualifying events were
won by Heidi Hedin and Eric Jennings.
For the second week in a row, Ryan Heim topped the field in the Lyons
Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman feature. Paige Brown led the opening
four circuits before the seventh place starting Heim took control. Sam
Martz, Jr. chased Heim over the final tours to claim the runner-up spot.
With Brown finishing third, Kevin Borden, Jr. was fourth and Erich Conk came
home in fifth.
Twin twenty-lap features for the Modifieds highlight the Saturday, April 28
program at New Egypt Speedway. The Crate Modifieds, Street Stocks,
4-Cylinders, Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman & Garden State
Vintage Stock Car Club will be in action as well. Pit gates swing open at
3:00 p.m. with the grandstand turnstiles unlocking at 4:00 p.m. Hot laps get
underway at 5:00 p.m. and the first green flag waves at 6:00 p.m. Admission
to the grandstand is $25 for adults, $20 for seniors 65 and older, $12 for
teens 12-15, $12 for military personal and their spouses with ID, and Kids
11 & under are FREE. Pit admission is $30 with a New Egypt Speedway license
and $40 with no license.
New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great
Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt
oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best
competition in the country. New Egypt's state-of-the-art facilities feature
daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the
house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear,
and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from
Jersey Burgers to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, "Like" us on
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NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS - SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2018
Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Matt Stangle 2. Tim Apgar 3. Wade Hendrickson 4. Chad Barney 5.
Jeff Bubori 6. Blaine Bracelin
Heat 2 - 1. Ryan Godown 2. Danny Bouc 3. Davey Sammons 4. David VanHorn 5.
Steve Davis 6. Richie Pratt, Jr.
Heat 3 - 1. Dominick Buffalino 2. Rich Rutski 3. Ryan Krachun 4. Kevin
Vaclavicek 5. Jim Bobbitt 6. Brian Papiez
MODIFIEDS - 30 LAPS FEATURE
1. BILLY PAUCH, JR. 2. Chad Barney 3. David VanHorn 4. Steve Davis 5. Matt
Stangle 6. Rich Rutski 7. John McClelland 8. Wade Hendrickson 9. Ryan
Krachun 10. Ryan Godown 11. Danny Bouc 12. Richie Pratt, Jr. 13. JR Fulper
14. PJ Oliver 15. Brian Papiez 16. Tim Apgar 17. Blaine Bracelin 18. Dakota
Kessler 19. Brian Roemer 20. Jeff Bubori 21. Jim Bobbitt 22. Kevin
Vaclavicek 23. Davey Sammons 24. TJ Lilly 25. Dominick Buffalino
Hammer Sportsman
Heat 1 - 1. David Burns 2. Jimmy Amato 3. Cale Ross 4. Pat Wall 5. Will
Dupree 6. Bill Liedtka
Heat 2 - 1. Billy Osmun 2. Art Liedl 3. Bob Lineman, Jr. 4. Jim Hawkes 5.
Joseph Brown 6. Marty Resnick
HAMMER SPORTSMAN - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. ART LIEDL 2. David Burns 3. Billy Osmun 4. Cale Ross 5. Jimmy Amato 6.
Will Dupree 7. Bob Lineman, Jr. 8. Bill Liedtka 9. Marty Resnick 10. Pat
Wall 11. Bob Rambone 12. Ryan Heim 13. Erich Conk 14. Shaun Ratchford 15.
Joseph Brown
DNS: Jim Hawkes
Crate Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Kyle Kania 2. John Aumick 3. Johnny Bangs 4. Jordan Cox 5. Aaron
Weaver 6. Sam Martz, Jr.
Heat 2 - 1. Dan Fleming 2. Eric Palmer 3. Jeremy Martino 4. Steve Hicks 5.
Joe Toth 6. Paul Hartwig
CRATE MODIFIEDS - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. JORDAN COX 2. Eric Palmer 3. Kyle Kania 4. Ryan Simmons 5. Johnny Bangs
6. George Gareis, Jr. 7. Steve Hicks 8. Sam Martz, Jr. 9. Rob Mancini 10.
Tom Princiotta 11. Aaron Weaver 12. Steve Desmelyk 13. Joe Toth 14. Jeremy
Martino 15. John Criscione 16. Dan Fleming 17. Paul Hartwig 18. Paige Brown
19. John Aumick 20. Robby Dunn 21. Kevin Borden 22. Glenn McIntyre
DNS: Matt Miller, Bobby Holzwarth, Zachary Merola
Larry's Hot Rods & Harley's Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars
Heat 1 - 1. Heidi Hedin 2. Rich Mellor 3. Jermain Godshall 4. Larry Drake 5.
Bobby Tersillo
Heat 2 - 1. Eric Jennings 2. Brian Spencer 3. TJ Lilly 4. Karl Freyer 5.
Larry McVay
LARRY'S HOT RODS & HARLEY'S NORTHEAST WINGLESS SPRINT CARS - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. ERIC JENNINGS 2. Karl Freyer 3. Bob Tersillo 4. Rich Mellor 5. Brian
Spencer 6. Jermain Godshall 7. Duane Nixon 8. Heidi Hedin 9. Paul Comstock
10. Larry Drake 11. TJ Lilly
DQ: Larry McVay
LYONS CONSTRUCTION/METAL FAB ROOKIE SPORTSMAN - 8 LAPS FEATURE
1. RYAN HEIM 2. Sam Martz, Jr. 3. Paige Brown 4. Kevin Borden, Jr. 5. Erich
Conk 6. Matt Miller 7. Bobby Holzwarth
DNS: Zachary Merola
SNYDER, WATT AND GRIM WIN NASCAR FEATURES AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHTS
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DANNY SNYDER, BRAD GRIM AND RYAN WATT CAPTURE CHECKERED FLAGS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY NIGHT
BRETT PETERS AND RICKY RUTT WINNERS IN VINTAGE RACING FEATURE
BECHTELSVILLE, PA April 22, 2018 . . . A full card of regular season NASCAR points paying events Saturday night at Grandview Speedway got the 2018 racing season underway on a very exciting note, as Danny Snyder, Brad Grim and Ryan Watt, all, took home Opening Night wins at the popular high-banked third-mile clay oval in Bechtelsville, PA.
The 25-lap Late Model triumph by Snyder was his first victory at the raceway since July 20, 2013 and the tenth win of his career.
Watt dominated in the 30-lap NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modified main event, winning his third career feature race at the track and his first since September 3, 2005.
Grim netted his third career victory in the 25-lap Sportsman division feature and scored his first since July 29, 2017.
Through the luck of the draw, the Green Lane, PA native, Snyder, started from the pole position in the 13-car starting field and quickly moved out to a full straightaway advantage as the race leader by lap 4. A caution a lap later bunched up the field, however, Snyder once again was lightning quickly with the new green, grabbing the top spot on the restart and stretching it to a full straightaway advantage again after nine circuits.
Caution again on lap 17 closed up the field, with Snyder playing the role of the rabbit again on the restart, with the competition chasing. Yellow flags waving again after lap 20 and lap 22 slowed things, but Snyder again just held onto that top spot each time and easily went on to victory by a safe margin over the fourth-place race starter from Shoemakersville, PA veteran Brian Shuey, Green Lane, PA chauffeur Kyle Merkel, who started from fifth, Reading, PA racer Drew Weisser, the seventh-place starter, and Pottstown, PA chauffeur Jordan Knepp, who took the initial feature green from tenth, at the checkered, earning an additional $100 bonus from TP Trailers and Truck Equipment out of Limerick, PA as the race winner.
“The car was good and so was the track tonight. The car was bottoming out there towards the end in turn 3. There was a pretty good sized cushion there, but we made it through alright and made the owner happy tonight. It’s sure a good way to start the new season,” offered Snyder.
In the Sportsman feature, a heads-up starting order saw Jim Housworth of Riegelsville, PA immediately jumped out in front after starting from the pole in the 24-car starting field and was the race leader after lap one. On lap two, third-place starter Brad Grim out of Coplay, PA made a move on the outside off turn four to become the new race leader at the line by a radiator, racing side-by-side with Housworth. Cautions after lap two and again after lap three bunched up the field, however, Grim remained out in front completing lap four, with outside front row starter Brian Hirthler in tow, as Housworth fell to third.
Grim maintained his advantage as the race leader, as Housworth moved back into the runner-up position by lap six, with Hirthler and Brad Brightbill now trailing. Brightbill climbed into third-place on lap eight and a caution flag after 11-laps were completed tightened up the field again.
With the new green it was Grim out in front over Housworth, Brightbill, Hirthler and now Louden Reimert of Oley, PA, who started from eleventh. Grim immediately started pulling away and opening up a sizeable advantage as the laps clicked off. With five to go, Grim was out in front by a full straightaway.
Little changed in the closing laps as Grim raced under the checkered first outrunning Housworth, Brightbill, Hirthler and Reimert in that order. Grim took home an additional $100 bonus from TP Trailers as well for his victory.
“The car was a little tight there at the end. We had to run the top and that wasn’t where I wanted to be, but I knew it was where I had to be if I wanted to stay out in front because that’s where the bite was. This is a very good team and I thought that they were closer to me there at the end, but my crew tells me we won by a full straightaway and that surprised me,” announced Grim.
Sportsman heat race winners were Housworth, Hirthler and Grim. The consolation winner was Kyle Lilick. A total of 33 Sportsman racers signed in for competition on Saturday night.
In the 30-lap NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modified headliner, the heads-up start showed Doug Manmiller from Shoemakersville, PA racing out in front with the initial green flag after starting from the pole, but all eyes were on Ryan Watt from Boyertown, PA, who started fourth in the 28-car starting field and quickly powered his way around the outside to move up to the runner-up position after one tour. Watt fought it out with Manmiller wheel-to-wheel and made the pass to become the new race leader down the back part of the speedway and racing into turn three on lap four.
With six complete it was Watt, Manmiller and second-place starter Steve Swinehart of Perkiomenville, PA running as the top three. A caution quickly bunched up the field at that point.
On lap seven, tenth-place starter Duane Howard from Oley, PA powered his way into third, followed by Mike Gular out of Harleysville, PA and Kevin Hirthler of Boyertown, PA, who started from seventh. Howard started to work his way under Manmiller by lap nine and, eventually, squeezed by on lap 12 to take second. With 13 circuits in the record books, Watt was now out in front by a full straightaway.
Watt started to get slowed by lapped traffic, as Howard began to reel the leader in. With 18 down, Howard was now right on Watt, working through the lapped traffic, as Manmiller brought out a caution due to a badly smoking motor after 21 rounds were completed.
On the restart Watt powered out in front again over Howard, fourteenth-place starter Frank Cozze of Wind Gap, PA and Gular. After 23 circuits, Watt again pulled out to a safe advantage. On lap 25, Craig Von Dohren from Oley, PA climbed into the top five, after starting in twenty-first.
Watt easily claimed the first-place pay check, with Howard, Cozze, Gular and Von Dohren in tow.
Watt earned an additional $250 bonus check from TP Trailers after his feature win, plus the weekly $2,500 first-place winner’s prize.
“I wish we had this car here last week (referring to the VP Racing Fuels Bruce Rogers Memorial that paid $7,500 to win). We’ve been so close here with a couple of second-place finishes. We’ve got a lot of friends and family here tonight. It’s great to finally be back in victory lane. I almost forgot how to get here. We brought this Bicknell car here last year but had a fuel line issue hurt us. Tonight there was a lot of grip and I could easily get that bite if I got back into the throttle again. I wasn’t really worried once we got out in front,” commented Watt.
The 358 Modified heat race winners were Manmiller, Steve Swinehart, Kenny Gilmore and Watt. Consolation winners were Von Dohren and Jared Umbenhauer of Richland, PA. A total of 39 358 Modified cars signed in for competition on Saturday evening.
A special 15-lap Blast from The Past Vintage Car feature event saw Brett Peters go high on lap seven to take the lead and go on to the victory over Andy Cassell, Todd Lapp, Jamie Undercoffler and Ricky Rutt, who was also declared as a race winner in his division, with all the Vintage cars running together in a single feature event.
Racing action returns to Grandview Speedway on Saturday, April 28th, 7 p.m. with the running of a tripleheader card of racing featuring the NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman stock cars.
NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modified feature (30-laps) – 1) Ryan Watt, 2) Duane Howard, 3) Frank Cozze, 4) Mike Gular, 5) Craig Von Dohren, 6) Kevin Hirthler, 7) Brett Kressley, 8) Rick Laubach, 9) Jeff Strunk, 10) Ryan Grim, 11) Brian Krummel, 12) Jared Umbenhauer, 13) Danny Erb, 14) Justin Grim, 15) Tim Buckwalter, 16) Kyle Weiss, 17) Ryan Lilick, 18) John Willman, 19) Chris Gambler, 20) Doug Manmiller, 21) Kenny Gilmore, 22) Eric Biehn, 23) Clay Butler, 24) Steve Swinehart, 25) Bobby Trapper, 26) Mike Kellner, 27) Jordan Henn, 28) Bobby Trapper Jr.
NASCAR Sportsman feature (25-laps) – 1) Brad Grim, 2) Jim Housworth, 3) Brad Brightbill, 4) Brian Hirthler, 5) Louden Reimert, 6) Craig Whitmoyer, 7) Joe Funk, 8) Mark Kemmerer, 9) Kurt Bettler, 10) Jesse Landis, 11) Mike Lisowski, 12) Ryan Higgs, 13) Ryan Beltz, 14) Gary Wagner, 15) Lex Shive, 16) Derrick Smith, 17) Tyler Reber, 18) Nathan Brinner, 19) Kyle Lilick, 20) Kenny Eckert Jr., 21) Dylan Swinehart, 22) Nico Flammer, 23) Scott Kohler, 24) Jack Butler
NASCAR Late Model feature (25-laps) – 1) Danny Snyder, 2) Brian Shuey, 3) Kyle Merkel, 4) Drew Weisser, 5) Jordan Knepp, 6) Lou Egrie, 7) Steve Todorow, 8) Patrick Robinson, 9) Wayne Pfeil, 10) Todd Ravel, 11) Dallas Breidenbach, 12) Bryon Sipe, 13) Dirk Rimrott. DNS – George Irwin.
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, April 28th, 7 p.m. NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman stock cars.
Saturday, May 5, 7:30 p.m. (new starting time) NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, Late Model and Sportsman stock cars.
Sunday, May 6, 1 p.m. Outlaw Enduros and Blast from the Past Vintage Cars.
Saturday, May 12, 7:30 p.m. NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman stock cars.
Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m. Whelen Engineering Night featuring NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, Late Models and Sportsman stock cars along with Blast from the Past Vintage cars.
Tim Shaffer hard charges to a $5,000 payday at Wayne County Speedway
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Tim Shaffer hard charges to a $5,000 payday at Wayne County Speedway
ORRVILLE, Ohio (April 21, 2018) - For the first time during his illustrious career, the “Steel City Outlaw” Tim Shaffer is an Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 main event winner at Wayne County Speedway. The Aliquippa, Pa., native, who bumped his career win total to 62 during All Star competition, earned his $5,000 payday in fantastic fashion, battling forward from the outside of row four to track down race-long leader, Chad Kemenah, with just nine circuits remaining. Shaffer's performance, his second All Star victory of the 2018 season, also earned him the MSD Performance Hard Charger Award for advancing the most positions.
All Star main event pole-sitter, Carson Macedo, who also worked around Kemenah during the later laps of the 30-lap program, finished second at “Orrville's Historic Oval,” followed by Chad Kemenah, Parker Price-Miller, and Spencer Bayston.
“That was a blast tonight. What a car we had,” Tim Shaffer said in Wayne County Speedway victory lane. “Cody Jacobs gave me a great car here tonight. We wanted this one bad. We always seemed to struggle when we came here, but tonight was different. We started eighth, but just kept on going.”
Shaffer's march to the front started immediately, advancing into a top-five position early and knocking on the door for a podium spot just before the main event's first and only caution appeared on lap 11. The single-file restart was just the ticket for the driver of the Demyan-Rudzik Racing/Rudzik Excavating/No. 49X sprint car, moving around Parker Price-Miller for third by the completion of lap 11, then overtaking Carson Macedo for second on lap 12.
In the meantime, Hunter Racing's Chad Kemenah, who led from the drop of the green flag, was beginning to gain a slight advantage over Shaffer. The six-time and defending All Star champion found himself in heavy traffic by lap 17 which gave Shaffer the opportunity he needed to close the gap. By lap 20, Shaffer was within striking distance, making his first official bid for the top spot on lap 22 with a textbook slider through turns three and four. The bid for the lead worked, solidifying Shaffer's position at the top of the running order.
Just two circuits later, Macedo was also able to work by Chad Kemenah, now setting his aim for the “Steel City Outlaw.” Although closing the gap to just over one second, Macedo's hourglass ran empty, crossing under the final checkers 1.28 seconds behind the Demyan-Rudzik Racing entry.
“On that restart, I tried to go to the top and that is when [Tim Shaffer] got by us,” Macedo said, driver of the Lucas Oil/Slade Shock Technology/Tarlton & Sons/No. 3G sprint car. “I thought I was maybe going to have something for him at the end, but hats off to those guys. They did a really good job here tonight.”
“I just had to be patient,” Shaffer explained. “I was really racing hard, but I wanted to give myself a chance to win. I just had to be careful with the lapped cars that were starting to stack up in front of me. We just had to nail down smart laps and be there at the end. It feels good to beat these guys here tonight.”
The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 will have one weekend off before returning to competition on Friday and Saturday, May 4-5, with a pair of programs in Western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Tony Stewart's All Stars will invade the historic Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., on Friday, May 4, followed by a visit to the state-of-the-art Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on Saturday, May 5. Each program will award a $5,000 top prize.
Additional news and information regarding the upcoming visits to Lernerville Speedway and Sharon Speedway will be posted in the near future. For now, fans are encouraged to visit Lernerville Speedway and Sharon Speedway on the Web at www.lernerville.com and www.sharonspeedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results:
Wayne County Speedway - Saturday, April 21, 2018:
2018 Wayne County Speedway Opener
EMi Driver's Meeting: 32 entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Aaron Reutzel - 14.461 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Spencer Bayston - 13.808 seconds
Ford Performance Heat #1: Carl Bowser
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Carson Macedo
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Bryan Sebetto
Mobil 1 Heat #4: Parker Price-Miller
JE Pistons Dash #1: Carson Macedo
Wix Filters Dash #2: Chad Kemenah
Classic Ink USA B-Main: Tyler Esh
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Tim Shaffer
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Tim Shaffer (+7)
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 14.039; 2. 7K-Cale Conley, 14.488; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs, 14.548; 4. 98-Carl Bowser, 14.618; 5. 5T-Travis Philo, 14.6236; 6. 17-Cole Duncan, 14.809; 7. 23-Nick Patterson, 14.841; 8. D12-Jason Dolick, 14.882
Group (B)
1. 49x-Tim Shaffer, 14.0387; 2. 3-Jac Haudenschild, 14.114; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 14.213; 4. 3G-Carson Macedo, 14.258; 5. 51-John Garvin, 14.816; 6. 11-Max McGhee, 14.822; 7. 95-Hunter Mackison, 14.901; 8. 9M-Jordan Ryan, 14.959
Group ( C )
1. 13-Bryan Sebetto, 14.414; 2. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr., 14.624; 3. 71-Ayrton Olsen, 14.631; 4. 1080-Jordan Mackison, 14.685; 5. 19-Mitch Harble, 14.96; 6. 46-Michael Bauer, 15.065; 7. 22B-Ryan Broughton, 15.104; 8. 16-Danny Mumaw, ---
Group (D)
1. 39-Spencer Bayston, 13.808; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller, 14.173; 3. 45-Trevor Baker, 14.444; 4. 70-Dave Blaney, 14.515; 5. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 14.594; 6. 35-Tyler Esh, 14.608; 7. 38K-Brad Haudenschild, 14.66; 8. 23B-Chase Baker, 15.323
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 98-Carl Bowser [1]; 2. 81-Lee Jacobs [2]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel [4]; 4. 5T-Travis Philo [5]; 5. 7K-Cale Conley [3]; 6. 17-Cole Duncan [6]; 7. 23-Nick Patterson [7]; 8. D12-Jason Dolick [8]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 3G-Carson Macedo [1]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [2]; 3. 3-Jac Haudenschild [3]; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer [4]; 5. 51-John Garvin [5]; 6. 11-Max McGhee [6]; 7. 95-Hunter Mackison [7]; 8. 9M-Jordan Ryan [8]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 13-Bryan Sebetto [4]; 2. 1080-Jordan Mackison [1]; 3. 71-Ayrton Olsen [2]; 4. 22B-Ryan Broughton [7]; 5. 19-Mitch Harble [5]; 6. 16-Danny Mumaw [8]; 7. 46-Michael Bauer [6]; 8. 23JR-Jack Sodeman Jr. [3]
Heat #4 - Group (D) (8 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer
1. 4-Parker Price-Miller [3]; 2. 70-Dave Blaney [1]; 3. 39-Spencer Bayston [4]; 4. 45-Trevor Baker [2]; 5. 22-Brandon Spithaler [5]; 6. 35-Tyler Esh [6]; 7. 38K-Brad Haudenschild [7]; 8. 23B-Chase Baker [8]
Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 3G-Carson Macedo [1]; 2. 39-Spencer Bayston [3]; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs [4]; 4. 98-Carl Bowser [5]; 5. 1080-Jordan Mackison [2]
Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 10H-Chad Kemenah [1]; 2. 4-Parker Price-Miller [3]; 3. 70-Dave Blaney [2]; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer [5]; 5. 13-Bryan Sebetto [4]
B-Main (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer
1. 35-Tyler Esh [1]; 2. 11-Max McGhee [4]; 3. 17-Cole Duncan [3]; 4. 95-Hunter Mackison [8]; 5. 16-Danny Mumaw [5]; 6. D12-Jason Dolick [10]; 7. 23-Nick Patterson [7]; 8. 23B-Chase Baker [12]; 9. 46-Michael Bauer [9]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 49X-Tim Shaffer [8]; 2. 3G-Carson Macedo [1]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [2]; 4. 4-Parker Price-Miller [4]; 5. 39-Spencer Bayston [3]; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs [5]; 7. 3-Jac Haudenschild [12]; 8. 13-Bryan Sebetto [10]; 9. 87-Aaron Reutzel [11]; 10. 70-Dave Blaney [6]; 11. 1080-Jordan Mackison [9]; 12. 5T-Travis Philo [15]; 13. 7K-Cale Conley [17]; 14. 22-Brandon Spithaler [18]; 15. 98-Carl Bowser [7]; 16. 45-Trevor Baker [14]; 17. 19-Mitch Harble [22]; 18. 51-John Garvin [19]; 19. 17-Cole Duncan [23]; 20. 35-Tyler Esh [21]; 21. 11-Max McGhee [20]; 22. 71-Ayrton Olsen [13]; 23. 22B-Ryan Broughton [16]; 24. 95-Hunter Mackison [24] Lap Leaders: Chad Kemenah (1-21), Tim Shaffer (22-30)
About the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015. In 2018, MAVTV Motorsports Network will be the official television home of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 and will broadcast eight high-profile events.
About Arctic Cat:
For more than 50 years, the Arctic Cat snowmobile brand has stood as one of the most widely recognized and respected in the industry. Today Arctic Cat's snowmobile product lines span more than 50 different models, with offerings for every style of riding, from trail-riding with the family, to long-distance touring with friends, to mountain sleds to handle the most severe backcountry conditions. For more information, visit: www.arcticcat.com.
About Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc:
Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of golf cars, utility and personal transportation vehicles, snowmobiles, side-by-sides, all-terrain vehicles, professional turf-care equipment, and ground support equipment. Textron Specialized Vehicles markets products under the E-Z-GO®, Cushman®, Arctic Cat®, Textron Off Road™, Jacobsen®, Dixie Chopper®, Ransomes®, TUG™, Douglas™, Premier™ and Safeaero™ brands. Its vehicles are found in environments ranging from golf courses to factories, airports to planned communities, and theme parks to hunting preserves.
About Mobil 1:
The world's leading synthetic motor oil brand, Mobil 1™ features anti-wear technology that provides performance beyond our conventional motor oils. This technology allows Mobil 1 to meet or exceed the toughest standards of car builders and to provide exceptional protection against engine wear, under normal or even some of the most extreme conditions. Mobil 1 flows quickly in extreme temperatures to protect critical engine parts and is designed to maximize engine performance and help extend engine life.
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HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsHamlin, PA - Hamlin Speedway Quick Results April 21st On S&S Speedways Night
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
All Star Slingshots: Brett Bieber, Dale Kober, Taylor Mills, Jared Silfee, Scott Neary, Wes Hearn, Mike Fogler, CJ Fritz, Mike Taylor, Tyler Banks, Ashley Kober, Tanner VanDoren, Nick Vinciguerra, Tanner Jones, Rachel Dickinson, Emily Fleming, Amanda Buchel, Austin Silfee
Winged 270cc Sprints: Morgan Rochelle, Alex Reinsmith, Glenn Macomber, Kyle Ferrucci
Chad Wheeler Excavating Wingless 600cc Sprints: Chad Sandt, Damon Paul, Bobby Butler, Paul Richards Jr, Joel Smith, Colin White, Mick D'Agostino, Geordan Marrero, Billy Koch, Justin Mills, Mack Brink, Duane White, Joe Nemeth, Joey Amantea, Ryan lacoe, Hunter metzger, Jacob Balliet, Cody Smith, Brian Zyck, Joseph Smith, Aidan Borden, Charles Hunt, Dennis Stawinsky
Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Joel Smith, John Comandini, Michael Samony, Amanda Buchel, Joel Price, Jeff Hineline, John Bachetti Jr, John Bachetti Sr, Jason Szerencits, Cody Motto, Evan Civick, Pat VanVarick, Anthony Recchio, Tanner VanDoren
Junior Slingshots: James Benz, Kasey Hufcut, Brian Smith, Aiden Donaldson, Adam Buchel, Abby Yates, JJ Rice, Jasper Ziegafuse, Joey Kalafut, Mikey Johannes, Talon Prinz, Charlene Benz, James Hendricks, Jack VanVarick, Jacob Taylor, Shelby McLaughlin, Ashton DeWitt, James Costlow
Super Slingshots: MIke Taylor, Wes Hearn, Dale Kober, Roger Collins, Jim Conroy, David Guest
JPA Masonry Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (1) Ryan Stangle, Brian Zyck, Zack Weisenfluh, Cody Powell, Brandon Nicholas, Charles Hunt, Noah Zielinski, Matt Brown, Rich Maguire, Jack Hanna, Dennis Stawinsky
JPA Masonry Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (2) Joey Amantea, Joe Nemeth, Ryan Lacoe, Aidan Borden, Tony Parlanti, Earl Rice, Dennis Chamberlain, Savannah Leggio, Annie Rudy, Carmen Leggio Sr
Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. The next event on the Hamlin Speedway schedule is set for April 28th when all Divisions will be in action on the 1/5th mile clay cushioned oval. Make sure to check the Hamlin Speedway website or Facebook page for any additional information. Pit Gates open at the speedway at 3 PM; Drivers Meeting at 5:45; Hot Laps are at 6:00 and the racing begins at 7 PM sharp. Admission Prices for regular shows are: Adults $10.00; Senior Citizens $5.00 Children under 6 are Free
April 28th will find all division back in action
Please support the many great sponsors who assist in working and sponsoring the season long events at the speedway. Tilcon, Ron Brown Hauling, JPA Masonry, Chad Wheeler Excavating, RLE Towing and Recovery, RockAuto.com, S&S Speedways and Yankowski Enterprises are all part of the advertising family at the speedway and we graciously thank them for their support.
Hamlin Speedway is seeking additional marketing sponsors to join the speedway team for the 2018 racing season. For more information, contact Steve Pados at: 484-784-7756 or through email at: steveswp@ptd.net or Denise Smith at S&S Speedways at: 570-420-5500 or at: www.SSSpeedways.com or on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SSSpeedways/ or www.HamlinSpeed.com or facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/HamlinSpeed
Visit us often for a great night of racing action as.........................
The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos
POWRi Racing Results
Posted by: | CommentsKlaasmeyer Claims Career-First in Knepper Memorial
Belleville, IL - When the dust settled, Tucker Klaasmeyer notched two career-firsts in the same night at Belle-Clair Speedway. Adding his name to the lengthy list of Knepper Memorial victors, Klaasmeyer claimed his first-career POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League win and the 27th Annual Arnie Knepper Memorial.
Starting outside row two, Klaasmeyer immediately jumped into the second position behind Andrew Felker on the initial lap. In what was a marathon of cautions, Klaasmeyer eventually picked off Felker on the restart following the red flag on lap nine. Enduring pressure from teammates Logan Seavey and Ryan Robinson, Klaasmeyer felt Seavey's pressure mid-way. Challenging for the lead on 20, Seavey almost had the lead going into lap 22, only to be caught up with lap car and Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammate Sam Johnson, ending his bid for the lead.
In the final laps, Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammate Ryan Robinson closely followed Klaasmeyer as Andrew Felker applied pressure from the third position. Joe B. Miller charged from the 11th starting position to fourth, while Grady Chandler came from deep in the field at the 18th starting position to close out the top five.
"It took me way too long to get this," commented Tucker Klaasmeyer. "A lot of nights we came close. A lot of hard work has gone into it and to finally pull it off feels amazing. I really think a lot of it was confidence and these guys have a lot of confidence in the team and they put good racecars together so that's helped a lot."
"The track was super tricky tonight," stated Ryan Robinson. "There were holes all over the place. It was just treacherous. I tried to find my way around there, but wasn't quite as good as Tucker. But, tomorrow's a different night, a lot bigger track. Really looking forward to I-55 tomorrow."
"I got out of the car pretty full tonight; I got fed a bunch of right rears," Andrew Felker said. "We definitely weren't our best. We kind of survived. Got stuffed plenty of times and let them wreck themselves plenty of times. Overall, we'll take a third place finish for the night. To end up on the podium, that gets us good momentum and headed in the right direction."
Midgets
Speedway Motors Heat Race Winners:
Heat 1: 71 - RYAN ROBINSON,
Heat 2: 27 - TUCKER KLAASMEYER,
Heat 3: 9K - KYLE SCHUETT,
Heat 4: 39BC - ZEB WISE,
Heat 5: 71K - TANNER CARRICK
Toyota Semi Feature Winners: 76E - KYLE CRACKER, 00 - GRADY CHANDLER
Mesilla Valley Transportation Feature Winner: 1. 27 - TUCKER KLAASMEYER
POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League Feature Results (30 laps): 1. 27 - TUCKER KLAASMEYER 2. 71 - RYAN ROBINSON 3. 7F - ANDREW FELKER 4. 51B - JOE B MILLER 5. 00 - GRADY CHANDLER 6. 39BC - ZEB WISE 7. 67K - HOLLY SHELTON 8. 67 - LOGAN SEAVEY 9. 76E - KYLE CRACKER 10. 5D - ZACH DAUM 11. 3N - JAKE NEUMAN 12. 91 - TYLER NELSON 13. 28M - ACE MCCARTHY 14. 71K - TANNER CARRICK 15. 72 - SAM JOHNSON 16. 57D - DANIEL ROBINSON 17. 7 - AUSTIN BROWN 18. 77 - PAYTON PIERCE 19. 21KS - KARTER SARFF 20. 16C - DAVID CAMFIELD JR 21. 32 - TREY MARCHAM 22. 9K - KYLE SCHUETT
For further information, visit www.powri.com, "Like" POWRi on Facebook and follow @POWRi_Racing on Twitter.
Pittman Shrugs Off Slow Start to Year Riverside Victory
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Pittman Shrugs Off Slow Start to Year with Riverside Victory
WEST MEMPHIS, AR – April 20, 2018 – Daryn Pittman has had a slow start to the 2018 season. That all changed Friday night at Riverside International Speedway, when the Owasso, OK native picked up his 73rd career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory, moving him into 10th all-time on the Series win list. Pittman’s Kasey Kahne Racing teammate Brad Sweet came from ninth to finish second, with Paul McMahan completing the podium.
“I’m not done yet,” Pittman said after emerging from his ionomy sponsored No.9 machine in Victory Lane. “As a driver, when you start off the season like that, you can’t help but question yourself and your ability,” Pittman, who had yet to score a top-five finish before tonight’s win, added.
Sheldon Haudenschild continued his blazing start to the 2018 season, setting fast time over the 32-car field and storming from fifth to take the Craftsman Club Dash. But it was Daryn Pittman leading the opening lap, coming from third to take command of the field down the backstretch.
As Pittman quickly approached traffic on the bullring, Haudenschild was able to rimride his way to the lead on the eighth circuit. Pittman, the 2007 Outlaw winner at Riverside, committed to the bottom and took the lead back a lap later. A caution for 1981 Riverside Outlaw winner, Sammy Swindell, who was running in the top-five, halted the intense action.
Haudenschild wasn’t done yet as the young Wooster, OH native was banging down the wall trying to close in on Pittman. Unfortunately for Sheldon, he ended up on his lid in turn two on Lap 19. Sheldon would return to action with a damaged race car and limp his way to a 19th place finish.
An ((Open Red)) allowed teams to make minor adjustments and discuss their plan of action with 21 laps remaining.
“I was questioning what to do, the bottom was getting really slow in turns three and four, but my guys told me that Sheldon was banging down the wall and still couldn’t quite get by. I figured I would stick to what we were doing until someone showed me different,” Pittman said.
And that was the case as Pittman held off charges from McMahan and Sweet to win by .518 seconds. Brad Sweet was able to close in on the top off of turn four but was unable to make any ground up in one and two and ultimately settled for the runner-up position.
“The top was a little better in turn four, but I didn’t want to show Daryn my nose. We’ve had a couple of bad runs in a row, so it’s nice to get a good finish. This team deserves to be on the frontstretch,” Sweet said after exiting his NAPA Auto Parts No.49 machine.
Paul McMahan threatened for the lead multiple times in lapped traffic but came home third. “Everyone had me washed up two years ago, so to be up front and on the podium with these guys is a lot of fun,” McMahan said.
Rico Abreu was strong all night and finished fourth, his best finish of the season. David Gravel earned KSE Hard Charger honors coming from 21st to complete the top-five.
In no discounting fashion to the Feature, which saw action all over the track, it was the Heat Races that brought the capacity crowd to their feet. Specifically, Heat 2 that saw Arkansas native Derek Hagar charge from fifth to grab a Dash spot after spending nearly three laps three-wide with Kerry Madsen and Cale Thomas. The Dash also saw multiple laps of three-wide action. Highlights of both aforementioned qualifying events are posted on the World of Outlaws Twitter.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series continues its 40th Anniversary season at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, MO before completing its triple-header weekend at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN. If you can’t make it to the track, be sure to watch all the action LIVE on DIRTVision.com!
Results from Riverside International Speedway:
Feature (40 Laps): 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [4][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [9][$5,500]; 3. 45-Paul McMahan [7][$3,200]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [3][$2,800]; 5. 5-David Gravel [21][$2,500]; 6. 26-Joey Saldana [13][$2,300]; 7. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [5][$2,200]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [16][$2,100]; 9. 41-Jason Johnson [11][$2,050]; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser [12][$2,000]; 11. 9JR-Derek Hagar [8][$1,500]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [17][$1,200]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart [23][$1,100]; 14. 2M-Kerry Madsen [14][$1,050]; 15. 83-Cory Eliason [22][$1,000]; 16. 2-Shane Stewart [18][$900]; 17. 19-Brent Marks [25][$]; 18. 21-Carson Short [15][$800]; 19. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1][$800]; 20. 40-Howard Moore [19][$800]; 21. 91-Cale Thomas [10][$800]; 22. 18-Ian Madsen [24][$800]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [6][$800]; 24. 3-Sammy Swindell [2][$800]; 25. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth [20][$800]
Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-7, 9-40; Sheldon Haudenschild 8;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 5-David Gravel[+16]
Qualifying: 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.746; 2. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.838; 3. 24-Rico Abreu, 12.016; 4. 45-Paul McMahan, 12.033; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.147; 6. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 12.199; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.208; 8. 3-Sammy Swindell, 12.21; 9. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.21; 10. 5-David Gravel, 12.212; 11. 41-Jason Johnson, 12.22; 12. 18-Ian Madsen, 12.271; 13. 26-Joey Saldana, 12.274; 14. 91-Cale Thomas, 12.278; 15. 21-Carson Short, 12.31; 16. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.364; 17. 83-Cory Eliason, 12.373; 18. 9JR-Derek Hagar, 12.439; 19. 40-Howard Moore, 12.502; 20. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.534; 21. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.558; 22. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 12.577; 23. 19-Brent Marks, 12.612; 24. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth, 12.628; 25. 47-Dale Howard, 12.635; 26. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.725; 27. O-Andy McElhannon, 12.738; 28. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.812; 29. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.997; 30. OO-Dane Lorenc, 13.082; 31. 84-Brandon Hanks, 13.224; 32. 10P-Jim Perricone, 13.806
Heat #1 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [1]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 4. 26-Joey Saldana [4]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 6. 83-Cory Eliason [5]; 7. 47-Dale Howard [7]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [8]
Heat #2 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [2]; 2. 9JR-Derek Hagar [5]; 3. 91-Cale Thomas [4]; 4. 2M-Kerry Madsen [6]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 6. OO-Dane Lorenc [8]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]; 8. 5-David Gravel [3]
Heat #3 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 24-Rico Abreu [1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [3]; 4. 21-Carson Short [4]; 5. 40-Howard Moore [5]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 7. O-Andy McElhannon [7]; 8. 84-Brandon Hanks [8]
Heat #4 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer: 1. 3-Sammy Swindell [2]; 2. 45-Paul McMahan [1]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 5. 91A-Ernie Ainsworth [6]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7]; 8. 10P-Jim Perricone [8]
Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps): 1. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild [5]; 2. 3-Sammy Swindell [1]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [4]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [6]; 5. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [2]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]; 7. 45-Paul McMahan [7]; 8. 9JR-Derek Hagar [3]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer: 1. 5-David Gravel [1][-]; 2. 83-Cory Eliason [3][-]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][-]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [2][-]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [4][$300]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [9][$250]; 7. 84-Brandon Hanks [11][$225]; 8. OO-Dane Lorenc [10][$200]; 9. 10P-Jim Perricone [12][$200]; 10. 47-Dale Howard [5][$200]; 11. 13-Clyde Knipp [6][$200]; 12. O-Andy McElhannon [7][$200]
