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Three-Peat: David Gravel Wins again at Wilmot Raceway in a thriller
By: Tony Veneziano
WILMOT, Wisc. - July 29, 2017 - If it was up to David Gravel he would race at Wilmot Raceway every week if he could. At least that's what he jokingly said after winning for the third time in the same number of starts with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at Wilmot on Saturday night in the Badger 40. Gravel remains undefeated in three starts with the Outlaws at the third-mile in Southern Wisconsin.
Gravel used some late race heroics for the second straight night to take the lead with just two laps remaining en route to a thrilling win over Shane Stewart. That pair traded the lead four times officially, but unofficially swapped the lead numerous times in the late-going, with Gravel running the top of the track and Stewart a little lower.
"It's been awesome racing here," said Gravel. "Wisconsin is great. It doesn't matter if we are at Beaver Dam (Raceway) or Cedar Lake (Speedway), the stands are always packed. They are just as good as Pennsylvania fans. It was racing with Shane. We both raced real hard."
Gravel led on three separate occasions on Saturday night for a total of five laps, but for the second straight night, he led the most important one, the white flag lap. Gravel took the lead for the first time on lap-29 when Brad Sweet made contact with an infield tire, which dropped him from the point to third. Shane Stewart also moved up a spot at that point in time.
Stewart took the top spot on the very next lap and would remain out front for six circuits. Gravel got back by on lap-36 and was out front for two laps, before Stewart took the lead again on lap 38. Gravel moved back to the lead on lap-39 and paced the final two laps to secure his 12th win of the season.
"I think I may have been to patient and Shane (Stewart) got by us," shared Gravel. "Luckily Brad (Sweet) got into the infield tire and that gave us track position. I know we had a really good car. The track was awesome. The bottom was good and so was the top. It was even. The curb got out there really gnarly at the end and bit me a couple of times, but I knew that was the fastest place. I just had to play Russian roulette with the curb those last few laps and it worked out."
Stewart started fourth and was up to third on the second lap and kept pace with Sweet and Gravel in the early going. With six laps to go the caution flag flew, which set up one final double-file restart with Stewart choosing the low side and Gravel up top. Following that unfurling of the green flag, the duo waged war, trading the lead at both ends of the track a number of times.
"It was exciting," said Stewart. "I honestly felt like I drove a little too cautious there at the end. I was trying to block him and hit my lines. That team has been really, really good here lately and we were close. We were a lot closer than we have been lately. My guys continue to work crazy hours to make sure the car is ready each and every night. We just came up a little short tonight, but it was a fun race.
Stewart ran among the top-three for just about the duration of the 40-lap race. Late in the race, Stewart seemed to have an advantage on the lows sides of turns one and two, with Gravel getting the upper hand on the top side of turns three and four.
"I think that race could have gone anyway," noted Stewart. "Obviously the little issue Brad had with the infield tire made it a lot more interesting. We'll keep on digging and hopefully we can click off a few more wins before the Knoxville Nationals."
Sweet took the lead on the opening lap in turns one and two from Paul McMahan, who started on the pole. He was just about to get to lapped traffic, when the first caution flag of the night flew on the eighth lap. Sweet chose the low line for the ensuing double file restart, with Gravel moving up to second and taking a peek for the lead on the high side of turn four. Sweet was able to maintain his lead in lapped traffic near the halfway point of the race. Gravel got a good run on Sweet on lap-28, with Sweet getting out of shape on the next lap, after contact with the infield tire in turn two.
"I'm tired of making mistakes," said Sweet. "The NAPA guys are giving me a great race car each and every night. We are in contention to win every night. This one tonight is on me. It was driver error. I was trying to get through lapped cars. We were setting a good pace. The car felt great and I didn't really have anything to complain about. Once you make a mistake with these guys they do a great job and Shane was right there. They capitalized on my mistake. I'm just happy it didn't knock the front axle out and end out night."
Sweet would end up finishing third, which was his 41st top-five finish of the season, which keeps him tied with eight-time and defending series champion Donny Schatz for the series lead in that department. Following a caution with just six laps remaining, Sweet was nearly three-wide for the lead with Gravel and Stewart going into turn one as he looked to rebound from the mishap earlier in the race.
"We'll take a third and everyone needs to get home and get a break for a minute and regroup," noted Sweet. "We have some of the biggest races coming up. We'll keep our heads up and try o look forward and be positive and try to win some more of these races."
Sheldon Haudenschild finished fourth, after lining up on the outside of the fifth row. Schatz worked his way to a fifth-place showing, after starting 13th. Logan Schuchart continued his recent string of strong finished with a sixth-place run. Jason Johnson crossed the line seventh, with McMahan in eighth, Daryn Pittman ninth and Brent Marks 10th.
Blake Nimee picked up tonight's KSE Hardcharger award after qualifying for the Badger 40 Feature from the Last Chance Showdown. Nimbee started 24th and finished 14th.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Friday, August 4 with the Night Before the Ironman at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo., followed by the $20,000-to-win Ironman 55 on Saturday, August 5.
WILMOT RACEWAY RESULTS:
FEATURE (40 Laps): 1. 5-David Gravel [3][$10,000]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [4][$5,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$3,200]; 4. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [12][$2,800]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [13][$2,500]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11][$2,300]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson [5][$2,200]; 8. 4-Paul McMahan [1][$2,100]; 9. 9-Daryn Pittman [9][$2,050]; 10. 19-Brent Marks [7][$2,000]; 11. 11K-Kraig Kinser [17][$1,500]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [10][$1,200]; 13. W20-Greg Wilson [15][$1,100]; 14. 79-Blake Nimee [24][$1,050]; 15. 17B-Bill Balog [6][$1,000]; 16. 1A-Jacob Allen [23][$900]; 17. 64-Scott Thiel [8][$800]; 18. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [22][$800]; 19. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [18][$800]; 20. 17-Jac Haudenschild [16][$800]; 21. 3G-Carson Macedo [14][$800]; 22. 29-Joey Moughan [20][$800]; 23. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [19][$800]; 24. 23-Russel Borland [21][$800]; Lap Leaders: Brad Sweet 1-28; David Gravel 29, 36-37, 39-40; Shane Stewart 30-35, 38; KSE Hard Charger Award: 79-Blake Nimee[+10]
Qualifying: 1. 4-Paul McMahan, 12.57; 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 12.624; 3. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.655; 4. 19-Brent Marks, 12.667; 5. 5-David Gravel, 12.674; 6. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.674; 7. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.69; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.799; 9. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.804; 10. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.812; 11. 64-Scott Thiel, 12.833; 12. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.891; 13. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.896; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.896; 15. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 12.924; 16. 17-Jac Haudenschild, 12.953; 17. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.986; 18. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.998; 19. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 13.116; 20. 3G-Carson Macedo, 13.132; 21. 23-Russel Borland, 13.133; 22. 29-Joey Moughan, 13.152; 23. 65-Jordon Goldesberry, 13.3; 24. 1A-Jacob Allen, 13.353; 25. 10W-Bill Rose, 13.354; 26. 68-Dave Uttech, 13.387; 27. 10V-Matt Vandervere, 13.472; 28. 23D-Trey Datweiler, 13.507; 29. 13-Clyde Knipp, 13.738
Heat #1 (10 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 4-Paul McMahan [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 3. 19-Brent Marks [2]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 6. 17-Jac Haudenschild [6]; 7. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [7]; 8. 29-Joey Moughan [8]; 9. 10W-Bill Rose [9]; 10. 23D-Trey Datweiler [10]
Heat #2 (10 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 5-David Gravel [2]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 3. 64-Scott Thiel [4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 5. 3G-Carson Macedo [7]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 7. 79-Blake Nimee [6]; 8. 68-Dave Uttech [9]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [10]; 10. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [8]
Heat #3 (10 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 2. 17B-Bill Balog [1]; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman [4]; 4. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 6. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [5]; 7. 23-Russel Borland [7]; 8. 10V-Matt Vandervere [9]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]
Craftsman Club Dash (8 Laps): 1. 4-Paul McMahan [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 3. 5-David Gravel [2]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 6. 17B-Bill Balog [6]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [2][-]; 2. 29-Joey Moughan [4][-]; 3. 23-Russel Borland [3][-]; 4. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [5][-]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [6][-]; 6. 79-Blake Nimee [1][-]; 7. 10V-Matt Vandervere [9][$300]; 8. 23D-Trey Datweiler [10][$250]; 9. 68-Dave Uttech [8][$225]; 10. 10W-Bill Rose [7][$200]; 11. 13-Clyde Knipp [11][$200]
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Russel Borland; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): David Gravel; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Kraig Kinser; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Super Flow ($50 cash): Blake Nimee; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Paul McMahan, Brad Sweet, David Gravel, Shane Stewart, Jason Johnson; Craftsman/Sears: Bill Balog; KSE Hard Charger: Blake Nimee; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): David Gravel; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Russel Borland.
SEASON WINNERS
Donny Schatz - 15 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, LoneStar Speedway on March 3, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 10, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 18, Missouri State Fair Speedway on May 5, 81 Speedway on May 6, Eldora Speedway May 13, Knoxville Raceway on June 10, Granite City on June 20, Dirt Oval at Route 66 on June 27, Dakota State Fair Speedway on July 1, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Lernerville Speedway on July 18)
David Gravel - 12 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 17, Placerville Speedway on March 29, Perris Auto Speedway on April 1, Gator Motorplex on April 13, Plymouth Speedway on April 28, Lincoln Speedway on May 17, Williams Grove on May 19, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, River Cities Speedway on June 16, Attica Raceway Park on July 11, Hartford Speedway on July 28, Wilmot Raceway on July 29)
Brad Sweet - 4 (Stockton Dirt Track on March 25, Devil's Bowl on April 15, Jackson Motorplex on June 3, Knoxville Raceway on June 9)
Shane Stewart - 4 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 29, West Liberty Raceway on June 23, Beaver Dam Raceway on June 24)
Kerry Madsen - 4 (Jackson Motorplex on June 2, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 7, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Eldora Speedway on July 13)
Logan Schuchart - 4 (Keller Auto Speedway on March 31, Eldora Speedway on May 12, Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, Ohsweken Speedway on July 25)
Jason Johnson - 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 17, Devil's Bowl on April 14)
Brian Brown - 1 (Cocopah Speedway on April 7)
Rico Abreu - 1 (Arizona Speedway on April 8)
Parker Price-Miller - 1 (Tri-State Speedway on May 14)
Ian Madsen - 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 1)
Kyle Larson - 1 (Eagle Raceway on June 13)
Kraig Kinser - 1 (Deer Creek Speedway on July 6)
Christopher Bell - 1 (Eldora Speedway on July 14)
Brock Zearfoss - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 21
Terry McCarl Victorious At Knoxville With Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
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Terry McCarl Victorious At Knoxville With Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 29, 2017) Able to hold off several restart attempts at his lead, Iowa's Terry McCarl picked up the win with the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network at Knoxville Raceway for Weiler Night at the Races in TheSnowPlow.com/Country Builders No. 24
Leading Saturday's 25 lap A-Feature start to finish, McCarl would double up his weekend for the fourth time in his career at Knoxville Raceway with a run to the win in the 410cid division. McCarl's seventh overall win of the 2017 season, and seventh in ASCS 360cid competition at the Knoxville Raceway, the win is Terry's 12th Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour triumph.
"When you're leading like that, even with a good car you throw Ian Madsen, Brian Brown, and guys like that behind you; it's tough," said McCarl of the win. Speaking on restarts, McCarl said he kept trying to change things up so no one could build a run on him and also said there was concern about the nose wing, as it got beaten up avoiding a crash on the initial start.
Getting the lead over Ian Madsen on the start, McCarl would quickly be joined by National Tour point's leader, Sam Hafertepe, Jr. who rocketed the low line from the ninth starting spot. Into slower traffic on the eighth round as Terry pulled to over a two-second advantage, the caution would come out with 12 laps complete when Carson McCarl spun to a stop off the fourth turn.
Restarting with Brian Brown now in tow, the Casey's General Store/FVP No. 21 was not able to grab the top spot and would see his night end on Lap 15 with an expired engine. Advancing Sam Hafertepe, Jr. back to the show position the Heidbreder Foundation No. 15h would go toe to toe with Ian Madsen on the ensuing restart with the No. 18m grabbing second while Hafertepe worked to hold off Tim Kaeding, who nearly ran the pair into the fence. Caution a scramble with the pair of cars nearly going for a ride,
Seth Bergman capitalized and rushed the bottom side to grab third.
One final single file run to the green on Lap 22, Ian Madsen gave Terry McCarl all he could but would come up 0.823 seconds short. Seth Bergman third was followed by Sam Hafertepe, Jr. with Tim Kaeding ending his night fifth.
Jamie Ball sixth was tailed by Wayne Johnson who was the night's CP-Carrillo Hard Charger with a run from the 24th starting spot. Clint Garner, Ryan Giles, and Jason Martin made up the top-ten.
A field of 62 drivers was on hand. Qualifying was utilized with split groups at play. Brian Brown at 16.160 was fastest in Group A. McKenna Haase was fastest in Group B at 16.745 seconds. Heat Races were topped by Sam Hafertepe, Jr., Tim Kaeding, Jason Martin, Rager Phillips, Matt Egel, and Calvin Landis. A pair of B-Mains went to Dusty Zomer and Carson McCarl.
The Lucas Oil ASCS presented by the MAVTV Motorsports Network races again on Sunday, July 30 at Mason City Motor Speedway in Mason City, Iowa. Sunday's showdown at Mason City is the series inaugural trip to the Iowa half-mile. Hot Laps get underway at 6:00 P.M. (CDT)
For continued updates on the American Sprint Car Series, from the National Tour to any of the seven regional tours that make up the over 150 races across the ASCS Nation in 2017, log onto www.ascsracing.com.
Race Results:
Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour
Knoxville Raceway - Knoxville, Iowa
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Car Count: 62
Qualifying Group A (2 cars, 2 laps): 1. 21, Brian Brown, Grain Valley, MO (24), 16.16; 2. 3, Nate Van Haaften, Otley, IA (15), 16.258; 3. 2M, Matt Moro, Polk City, IA (23), 16.427; 4. 18M, Ian Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Aus (29), 16.429; 5. 9, Ryan Giles, Grimes, IA (13), 16.543; 6. 87, Aaron Reutzel, Clute, TX (2), 16.553; 7. 82, Dusty Zomer, Brandon, SD (4), 16.588; 8. 24, Terry McCarl, Altoona, IA (17), 16.652; 9. 5J, Jamie Ball, Knoxville, IA (3), 16.677; 10. 15H, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, TX (28), 16.709; 11. 41, Dominic Scelzi, Fresno, CA (12), 16.724; 12. 84, Scott Bogucki, McLaren Vale, SA, Au (26), 16.796; 13. 15, Christian Bowman, Altoona, IA (10), 16.801; 14. 3K, Tim Kaeding, San Jose, CA (20), 16.838; 15. 36, Jason Martin, Lincoln, NE (19), 16.846; 16. 53, Joe Beaver, Knoxville, IA (22), 16.868; 17. 13V, Seth Brahmer, Wisner, NE (18), 16.883; 18. 26X, Josh Higday, Des Moines, IA (21), 16.908; 19. 28, Jonathan Cornell, Sedalia, MO (6), 16.928; 20. 6, Mitchell Alexander, Knoxville, IA (7), 16.936; 21. 17W, Harli White, Lindsay, OK (5), 16.958; 22. 17X, Josh Baughman, Odessa, TX (16), 16.999; 23. 35L, Cody Ledger, Omaha, NE (8), 17.01; 24. 45X, Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, NM (11), 17.029; 25. 40C, Cody Wehrle, Burlington, IA (27), 17.048; 26. 52, Blake Hahn, Sapulpa, OK (25), 17.108; 27. 9M, Ricky Montgomery, Lakewood, CO (1), 17.165; 28. 16, Dustin Clark, Agency, IA (30), 17.259; 29. 77X, Alex Hill, Six Nations, ONT, Ca (14), 17.304; 30. 40H, Howard Moore, Memphis, TN (9), 17.305; 31. 9L, Hunter Lane, Milo, IA (31), 99.999;
Qualifying Group B (2 cars, 2 laps): 1. 55, McKenna Haase, Des Moines, IA (7), 16.745; 2. 3P, Sawyer Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (28), 16.768; 3. 4, Jon Agan, Knoxville, IA (10), 16.859; 4. 5M, Troy Manteufel, St. Peter, MN (3), 16.86; 5. 23, Seth Bergman, Snohomish, WA (29), 16.878; 6. 5H, Carson McCarl, Altoona, IA (11), 16.89; 7. 17, Tyler Groenendyk, Oskaloosa, IA (22), 16.893; 8. 18, Ryan Roberts, Aurora, NE (17), 16.91; 9. 40, Clint Garner, Sioux Falls, SD (23), 16.934; 10. 45, Chuck Hebing, Ontario, NY (31), 16.938; 11. 26, Tayler Malsam, Seattle, WA (1), 16.948; 12. 2C, Wayne Johnson, Knoxville, IA (6), 16.965; 13. 22, Rager Phillips, Pleasantville, IA (8), 16.984; 14. 88, Scottie McDonald, Porter, TX (5), 17.012; 15. 8M, Kade Morton, Coweta, OK (16), 17.059; 16. 95, Matt Covington, Glenpool, OK (13), 17.061; 17. 75AU, Matt Egel, Adelaide, SA, Aust. (27), 17.088; 18. 70, Calvin Landis, Knoxville, IA (14), 17.113; 19. 44, Chris Martin, Ankeny, IA (30), 17.138; 20. 99, Skylar Gee, Leduc, ALB, Can. (12), 17.172; 21. 7M, Chance Morton, Coweta, OK (2), 17.266; 22. 33, Alan Zoutte, Knoxville, IA (4), 17.3; 23. 23S, Stu Snyder, Waverly, NE (15), 17.325; 24. 19, Rob Weuve, Oakland Acres, IA (18), 17.344; 25. 8L, Tom Lenz, Marion, IA (21), 17.377; 26. 77, John Klabunde, Fort Calhoun, NE (19), 17.453; 27. 17H, Ryan Bickett, Ramona, SD (9), 17.578; 28. 5MRP, Devin Kline, Knoxville, IA (25), 17.65; 29. 1A, John Anderson, Des Moines, IA (20), 17.898; 30. 98, Chris Masters, Napa, CA (24), 17.916; 31. 1, Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, MB, Can. (26), 18.278;
Heat Races (Top 20 in combined Qualifying and Heat Race points advance to the A-Feature)
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [3]; 2. 53-Joe Beaver, [1]; 3. 18M-Ian Madsen, [5]; 4. 21-Brian Brown, [6]; 5. 82-Dusty Zomer, [4]; 6. 28-Jonathan Cornell, [7]; 7. 17X-Josh Baughman, [8]; 8. 40C-Cody Wehrle, [9]; 9. 15-Christian Bowman, [2]; 10. 9L-Hunter Lane, [11]; 11. 16-Dustin Clark, [10]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 3K-Tim Kaeding, [2]; 2. 24-Terry McCarl, [4]; 3. 13V-Seth Brahmer, [1]; 4. 3-Nate VanHaaften, [6]; 5. 9-Ryan Giles, [5]; 6. 41-Dominic Scelzi, [3]; 7. 35L-Cody Ledger, [8]; 8. 52-Blake Hahn, [9]; 9. 6-Mitchell Alexander, [7]; 10. 77X-Alex Hill, [10]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin, [2]; 2. 5J-Jamie Ball, [4]; 3. 84-Scott Bogucki, [3]; 4. 26X-Josh Higday, [1]; 5. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [8]; 6. 87-Aaron Reutzel, [5]; 7. 2M-Matt Moro, [6]; 8. 17W-Harli White, [7]; 9. 40H-Howard Moore, [10]; 10. 9M-Ricky Montgomery, [9]
Heat 4 (8 Laps): 1. 22-Rager Phillips, [2]; 2. 17-Tyler Groenendyk, [4]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, [1]; 4. 45-Chuck Hebing, [3]; 5. 44-Chris Martin, [7]; 6. 55-McKenna Haase, [6]; 7. 5M-Troy Manteufel, [5]; 8. 8L-Tom Lenz, [9]; 9. 33-Alan Zoutte, [8]; 10. (DNF) 1-Thomas Kennedy, [11]; 11. (DNF) 5MRP-Devin Kline, [10]
Heat 5 (8 Laps): 1. 75AUS-Matt Egel, [1]; 2. 18-Ryan Roberts, [4]; 3. 88-Scottie McDonald, [2]; 4. 23-Seth Bergman, [5]; 5. 3P-Sawyer Phillips, [6]; 6. 99-Skylar Gee, [7]; 7. 26-Tayler Malsam, [3]; 8. 23S-Stuart Snyder, [8]; 9. 77-John Klabunde, [9]; 10. 1A-John Anderson, [10]
Heat 6 (8 Laps): 1. 70-Calvin Landis, [1]; 2. 4-Jon Agan, [6]; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [3]; 4. 40-Clint Garner, [4]; 5. 8M-Kade Morton, [2]; 6. 5H-Carson McCarl, [5]; 7. 17H-Ryan Bickett, [9]; 8. 19-Rob Weuve, [8]; 9. 98-Chris Masters, [10]; 10. 7M-Chance Morton, [7]
BMRS B-Mains (Top 2 advance to the A-Feature):
B Feature 1 (12 Laps): 1. 82-Dusty Zomer, [2]; 2. 17X-Josh Baughman, [12]; 3. 87-Aaron Reutzel, [1]; 4. 28-Jonathan Cornell, [9]; 5. 84-Scott Bogucki, [4]; 6. 45X-Johnny Herrera, [14]; 7. 41-Dominic Scelzi, [3]; 8. 35L-Cody Ledger, [13]; 9. 40C-Cody Wehrle, [15]; 10. 17W-Harli White, [11]; 11. 16-Dustin Clark, [18]; 12. 40H-Howard Moore, [20]; 13. 6-Mitchell Alexander, [10]; 14. 52-Blake Hahn, [16]; 15. 9L-Hunter Lane, [21]; 16. 9M-Ricky Montgomery, [17]; 17. 77X-Alex Hill, [19]; 18. (DNF) 13V-Seth Brahmer, [7]; 19. (DNF) 26X-Josh Higday, [8]; 20. (DNF) 53-Joe Beaver, [6]; 21. (DNF) 15-Christian Bowman, [5]
B Feature 2 (12 Laps): 1. 5H-Carson McCarl, [2]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [5]; 3. 95-Matt Covington, [8]; 4. 5M-Troy Manteufel, [1]; 5. 99-Skylar Gee, [10]; 6. 26-Tayler Malsam, [4]; 7. 23S-Stuart Snyder, [13]; 8. 44-Chris Martin, [9]; 9. 88-Scottie McDonald, [6]; 10. 17H-Ryan Bickett, [17]; 11. 77-John Klabunde, [16]; 12. 8L-Tom Lenz, [15]; 13. 8M-Kade Morton, [7]; 14. 1A-John Anderson, [19]; 15. 98-Chris Masters, [20]; 16. 33-Alan Zoutte, [12]; 17. (DNF) 45-Chuck Hebing, [3]; 18. (DNF) 19-Rob Weuve, [14]; 19. (DNF) 1-Thomas Kennedy, [21]; 20. (DNF) 7M-Chance Morton, [11]; 21. (DNF) 5MRP-Devin Kline, [18]
Protect the Harvest A-Feature:
A Feature 1 (25 Laps): 1. 24-Terry McCarl, [7]; 2. 18M-Ian Madsen, [2]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman, [12]; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, [9]; 5. 3K-Tim Kaeding, [15]; 6. 5J-Jamie Ball, [11]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson, [24]; 8. 40-Clint Garner, [16]; 9. 9-Ryan Giles, [13]; 10. 36-Jason Martin, [17]; 11. 2M-Matt Moro, [19]; 12. 82-Dusty Zomer, [21]; 13. 55-McKenna Haase, [10]; 14. 3-Nate VanHaaften, [4]; 15. 18-Ryan Roberts, [8]; 16. 70-Calvin Landis, [20]; 17. (DNF) 17X-Josh Baughman, [22]; 18. (DNF) 21-Brian Brown, [6]; 19. (DNF) 75AUS-Matt Egel, [18]; 20. (DNF) 3P-Sawyer Phillips, [1]; 21. (DNF) 5H-Carson McCarl, [23]; 22. (DNF) 4-Jon Agan, [5]; 23. (DNF) 17-Tyler Groenendyk, [3]; 24. (DNF) 22-Rager Phillips, [14]
Lap Leader(s): Terry McCarl 1-25
CP-Carrillo Hard Charger: Wayne Johnson +17
FSR High Point Driver: Jon Agan
Provisional(s): N/A
2017 Lucas Oil ASCS A-Main Winner(s): Sam Hafertepe, Jr. - 10 (3/17 - Devil's Bowl Speedway; 3/18 - Devil's Bowl Speedway; 4/7 - Texas Motor Speedway; 4/8 - Texas Motor Speedway; 4/15 - Missouri State Fair Speedway; 6/13 - Devil's Bowl Speedway; 6/14 - Lawton Speedway; 6/23 - Skagit Speedway; 6/24 - Skagit Speedway; 7/14 - Black Hills Speedway); Aaron Reutzel - 5 (5/11 - Lakeside Speedway; 6/15 - Creek County Speedway; 6/17 - Lucas Oil Speedway; 6/22 - Skagit Speedway; 7/15 - Black Hills Speedway); Wayne Johnson - 2 (7/7 - Gallatin Speedway; 7/8 - Gallatin Speedway); Jake Bubak - 1 (6/9 - West Texas Raceway); Kyle Bellm - 1 (6/10 - Route 66 Motor Speedway); Brian Brown - 1 (6/16 - Randolph County Raceway); Matt Covington - 1 (6/30 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Roger Crockett - 1 (7/1 - Grays Harbor Raceway); Terry McCarl - 1 (7/29 - Knoxville Raceway);
2017 Lucas Oil ASCS Driver Standings (Top 10): 1. Sam Hafertepe, Jr. 2,986; 2. Aaron Reutzel 2,891; 3. Matt Covington 2,734; 4. Wayne Johnson 2,733; 5. Seth Bergman 2,712; 6. Johnny Herrera 2,706; 7. Blake Hahn 2,526; 8. Skylar Gee 2,363; 9. Harli White 2,091, 10. Justin Henderson 1,434;
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Posted by: | CommentsHamlin, PA - Hamlin Speedway Rocks On With Tremendous Racing Action Saturday Night
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
Hamlin Speedway Promoters Randy and Denise Smith hosted another excellent night of exciting racing action at their 1/5th Mile clay cushioned speedway on Saturday night. Randy Smith and crew had the Hamlin Speedway in tip-top racing condition as the stars and cars of the Pocono area speedway displayed their own brand of magic in the form of side by side racing and slide-jobs to provide the large crowd on hand another great opportunity to enjoy an exciting evening at the races. All told 112 racers were on hand which included the second edition of the NASCAR Crew Challenge. The eight feature event racing card was wrapped up at 10:39 PM. The evening of speed was sponsored by S&S Speedways Indoor Go Karts located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Heading up the list of winners on Saturday evening included "The Travelin Man" Mick D'Agostino as the Massachusetts based speedster steered his racer to his first win of the season in a hard fought battle that brought his second car into the runner-up slot at the end with Brandon Azzalina aboard in the Wingless 600 Sprint competition. Additional winners included Tony Parlanti as he captured his first ever win at Hamlin in the JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprints with a close victory over Paul Richards Jr. Mike Taylor was quick from the drop of the green flag as he wired the field in the Super Slinger feature run. Josh Marcus finally found the sweet spot at Hamlin as he raced to his first ever win in All Star Slingshot feature event. event while making it wins for the season. Tyler Banks found the magic to record his second win of the season in the Junior Slingshot finale. In a hotly contested feature event, Alex Reinsmith made the winning pass on the white flag lap to capture his second win of the season in the Wingless 270 Sprint headliner. "The Nickel Man" Joel Smith took no prisoners as he raced to his fifth Hamlin Speedway victory in the exciting Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modified main event. "KW Speed" Kevin White was all smiles as he defeated a very competitive twelve car field of drivers in the second edition of the NASCAR Crew Challenge event.
The evening of feature attractions found Mike Taylor out-dueling Wes Hearn at the start of the Super Slinger finale. The racing remained close with Hearn giving it all he had in an attempt to wrest the lead away from Taylor, but Taylor was on a mission and led all lap to claim his third win of the season. Wes Hearn was the runner-up with Dale Kober third, Jason Edison fourth, and the returning Greg Zellman notching a top five finish. The returning Jim Conroy, Dustin Keath and Jeff Haduck completed the field.
The Junior Slingshot twenty lap headliner found the front row starters misbehaving and they found themselves turned around and at the back of the field before one lap was completed. The action placed Tyler Banks at the point for the restart and the Empire State racer never waivered as he led all laps enroot to his second win of the season. It was no cakewalk for Banks as Shelby McLaughlin, John Kendall and Jake Mason finished so close you could throw a blanket over them. JJ Rice recovered from his poor start and came back through the field to claim fifth place. The second five were headed up by Adam Buchel, who was flying the sponsorship colors of the Florida Keys Air Conditioning Services on this night of racing. Mikey Johannes, Tommy Stillo, Joey Kalafut and Abby Yates completed the top ten.
The 20-lap headliner for the All Star Slingshot racers proved to be a barn burner right from the initial green flag. Tess Horvath seized the lead at the start of the event and early on built up a nice lead. Alan Kober, Josh Marcus and Mike Taylor put the pressure on as a few restarts slowed the pace. A restart found Josh Marcus disposing of Alan Kober for the runner-up slot with Cody Kline making a run from eighth starting place to land in the top five. Horvath led until lap thirteen when Marcus found the sweet spot to slip past Horvath for the lead. Marcus was consistent with 14 second laps and was able to handle the field for the remainder of the laps to go on and claim his first ever win at the speedway. Horvath did an outstanding job in the runner-up capacity with Kline racing to third place, Tyler Peet fourth and Mike Taylor completing the top five. The second five included Jared Silfee, Russell Benke, Taylor Mills, Dale Kober and Samantha Muller. Twenty three of the starting 25 drivers all finished on the lead lap all in close quarters.
Carmen Leggio Sr jumped into the lead at the start of the JPA Masonry Rookie 600 Sprint event but before a lap could be completed a mad scramble sent Macy Litchauer upside down in a three car jingle. She was unhurt in the incident. On the restart Leggio took off and began putting the laps in the book with a strong run with pressure coming from Tony Parlanti and Paul Richards Jr. Leggio would lead the first sixteen laps and as the leaders came upon slower cars Leggio went high and Parlanti low and Parlanti grabbed the lead momentarily only to have Leggio drive back by him. The pair dueled side by side for a lap until Parlanti got the edge and raced to his first win at Hamlin. Paul Richards Jr was the runner-up in a very good run with Joe Nemeth recovering from a first lap jingle to secure third place with Zack Weisenfluh fourth and Ryan Lacoe fifth. The second five found Joey Amantea, Tyler Lindsey, Savannah Leggio, Cody Powell and Jake Roberts completing the top ten.
Cody Smith led the first eleven laps of laps the exciting Wingless 600 Sprint main. Eighth starting Mick D'Agostino hustled hard and early through the field and would follow Smith for a few laps. On lap twelve D'Agostino found the room he was looking for as he went to the top in turn one and crossed over to the bottom in turn two to pull even with Smith and then drive by him down the backstretch. Once in front D'Agostino pulled away from the field but the battle behind him was ferocious as changes took place with each passing lap. Brandon Azzalina in the second D'Agostino racer would land in the runner-up role with the defending track champion Chad Sandt in third, Cody Smith fourth and Ryan Neil coming from nineteenth to finish fifth. The second five found Geordan Marrero, Damon Paul, Jake Roberts, Mack Brink and JD Casazza following.
Glenn Macomber grabbed the lead out of the starting blocks and led the first three laps. Paul Richards Sr would take over the lead only to spin out the next time around. Macomber then inherited the lead and would lead with tremendous pressure coming in the form of Alex Reinsmith. The pair battled it out all of the way with Reinsmith finally moving in front on the white flag lap and racing to his second win of the season while Glenn Macomber was second, Paul Richards Sr third and Kyle Ferrucci fourth.
Joel Smith controlled the Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modified encounter from the drop of the green flag. Smith would lead all twenty laps to capture his fifth win of the season. Behind Smith, Anthony Recchio would move into the runner-up slot and would stay there for the remainder of the race with Cole Stangle third, Cody Motto fourth and the now un-retired Will Casazza returning to action and finishing fifth. The second five found Michael Samony, Joel Price, John Bachetti, Evan Civick and newcomer Kenny Hildebrandt completing the top ten
The NASCAR Crew Challenge is always exciting to watch and this was no exception as Brett McCutchen jumped into the lead on the first lap of the event and in just a few laps built up a huge lead on the field. As the race settled in, McCutchen would find his lead shrinking as the laps clicked off. NASCAR Crew Challenge big winner in the past, Kevin White came calling and quickly got nose to tail with McCutchen. White would grab the lead on lap twelve and Garrett Peterson, Kyle Shano and Jason Edison would become contenders. White was in the zone and would capture the win with Peterson, Shano, Edison and Dustin Keath completing the top five. The second five included McCutchen, Billy Plourd, James Edwards, David Cropps and Chris Britt. Every driver completed the twenty lap event.
PEARL JAMS:
Randy Smith kept pace with the speedway all night long as the track remained super fast all evening long and water was added at intervals to keep the speedway moist and tacky.
Short track racing is close competition at its finest and the drivers were negotiating the tight quarters of the Hamlin Speedway in two and three wide fashion for most of the evening and later the NASCAR guys did much of the same with "just a little bit of extra rubbing" in between.
A series of time trials were held for two of the racing divisions and quick time for the All Star Slingshots was Josh Marcus at 14.126 seconds as he defeated Cody Kline who turned a time at 14.382. Mike Taylor was quick man for the Super Slingshots with a time of 14.470 seconds over Wes Hearn at 14.481 seconds.
Heat racing action in the Stage One Modifieds found Joel Smith and Cody Motto claiming victories. Rookie 600 Sprint heat wins went to Carmen Leggio Sr and Tony Parlanti. Kyle Swart and Adam Buchel claimed the heat race wins for the Junior Slingshots. Glenn Macomber captured the Wingless 270 Sprint heat. Wingless 600 Sprint heats were captured by Cody Smith and Jacob Balliet.
Newcomers to the Hamlin scene included Dustin Keath in the Super Slingers. Jack Hanna made his first start in the Rookie 600 Sprints. He is a second generation driver as his family members were regulars back at the old Flemington Speedway. The Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modified found a new racer with Kenny Hildebrandt finding a seat in one of the Motto Motorsports hot rods. Kenny is a Sportsman driver at Five Mile Point Speedway. Mark Connelly who debuted last week couldn't get his car to fire so sat out the evening. It was great to have Will Casazza back in action as the 70 year old was just too young to retire.
The Smith Family was extremely proud as their Son Ryan captured the All Star Circuit of Sprints win at the Outlaw Speedway in new York State on Friday night.
Frannie Powell picked up the 50/50 prize.
600 Sprint owner Jack Caruso took in the action at Hamlin on Saturday night.
RESULTS:
All Star Slingshots: Josh Marcus, Tess Horvath, Cody Kline, Tyler Peet, Mike Taylor, Jared Silfee, Russell Benke, Taylor Mills, Dale Kober, Samantha Muller, Tanner Jones, Cole Stangle, Dillon Emmons, Nick Vinciguerra, Tanner VanDoren, Scott Neary, Clayton Davey, Mike McLaughlin, Emily Fleming, Ashley Kober, Amanda Buchel, Alan Kober, Jason Edison, CJ Fritz, Wes Hearn, Austin Silfee (DNS)
Wingless 270cc Sprints: Alex Reinsmith, Glenn Macomber, Paul Richards Sr, Kyle Ferrucci
Wingless 600cc Sprints: Mick D'Agostino, Brandon Azzalina, Chad Sandt, Cody Smith, Ryan Neil, Geordan Marrero, Damon Paul, Jake Roberts, Mack Brink, JD Casazza, Joel Smith, Danny Buccafusca, Zac Azzalina, Tyler Kehs, Jacob Balliet, Duane White, Colin White, Joseph Smith, Jared Lilly
Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Joel Smith, Anthony Recchio, Cole Stangle, Cody Motto, Will Casazza, Michael Samony, Joel Price, John Bachetti, Evan Civick, Kenny Hildebrandt, Mark Corna, Mark Connelly (DNS)
Junior Slingshots: Tyler Banks, Shelby McLaughlin, John Kendall, Jake Mason, JJ Rice, Adam Buchel, Mikey Johannes, Tommy Stillo, Joey Kalafut, Abby Yates, Austin Homan, James Costlow, Kyle Swart, James Benz, Jack VanVarick, James Hendricks
Super Slingshots: Mike Taylor, Wes Hearn, Dale Kober, Jason Edison, Greg Zellman, Jim Conroy, Dustin Keath, Jeff Haduck
JPA Masonry Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: Tony Parlanti, Paul Richards Jr, Joe Nemeth, Zack Weisenfluh, Ryan Lacoe, Joey Amantea, Tyler Lindsey, Savannah Leggio, Cody Powell, Jake Roberts, Jack Hanna, Aidean Borden, Carmen Leggio Sr, Ryan Stangle, Macy Litchauer
NASCAR Crew Challenge #2: Kevin White, Garrett Peterson, Kyle Shano, Jason Edison, Dustin Keath, Brett McCutchen, Billy Plourd, James Edwards, David Cropps, Chris Britt
Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. The next event on the Hamlin Speedway schedule is set for August 5th when all regular divisions will be in action.
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
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, 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 2017 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
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VONDOHREN, SIPE AN BRAD GRIM WIN NASCAR FEATURES AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY
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NEWS FROM NASCAR SANCTIONED ROGERS FAMILY GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, Bechtelsville, PA
Event Organizer Kenny Rogers-Assistant Event Organizer Tina Rogers
Track phone: 610.754.7688 – www.grandviewspeedway.com
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VONDOHREN, SIPE AND BRAD GRIM WIN NASCAR FEATURES AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY
PIONEER FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL OFFERS $10,000 TO WIN AUGUST 5
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. July 29, 2017 – Craig VonDohren, the nine-time and defending Grandview Speedway Modified point champion, hadn’t been to victory lane at the 1/3-mile banked clay oval since August 20, 2016. Saturday night, VonDohren, who regained the point lead by 14 points over 10 time champion Jeff Strunk, passed Kenny Gilmore on the 13th lap restart of the TP Trailers 358 NASCAR Modified 30-lap feature and went on to park his self-owned, Keith Harring/V&M Towing sponsored No. 1C mount in the winner’s circle for his first triumph of the year and also became the 11th different winner.
Two weeks ago in the BRC NASCAR 20-lap Late Model feature Bryon Sipe was one lap shy of capturing his first win of the year. This time the Shoemakersville speedster made a bold move to pass leader Brian Shuey in lap traffic on the 14th lap and didn’t make any driver errors to score his season first win since May 28, 2016 to become the sixth different winner.
Brad Grim claimed his first career victory in the 25-lap NASCAR Sportsman feature on July 8, 2017 and two races later he put the Mike Stringer Collision No. 23 in victory lane for a second time.
All feature winners received monetary awards from TP Trailers and also product certificates from VP Racing Fuels providing they met the necessary requirements.
Joe “Geezer” Fanelli set the pace of the Modified feature for seven laps before Kenny Gilmore, who recently became the new driver of the Dennis Bailey-owned No. 81 replacing John Willman, took over the top spot.
While Gilmore showed the way the battle behind him for the remaining positions was hot and heavy between Fanelli, Von Dohren, Duane Howard and Frank Cozze.
VonDohren, who started 12th and Cozze, eighth-place starter, advanced to second and third respectively on lap ten to pressure Gilmore.
A three-car, fourth turn tangle brought out the yellow on the 12th lap. It didn’t take Von Dohren long on the restart to shoot to the outside and overtake Gilmore for first.
Gilmore hung right there with Von Dohren for several laps trying to recapture the lead, but soon Von Dohren pulled away from his fellow competitors.
No more restarts were needed once Von Dohren gained control to allow anyone the chance to overtake him and when the checkered unfurled it was his 101st Saturday night career win. Finishing second was Gilmore trailed by Cozze, Howard and Tim Buckwalter, who posted his best finish of the year since returning a few weeks ago.
Heats were won by Colt Harris, Addison Meitzler and Fanelli. Kevin Hirthler won the consi.
Before any laps could be completed in the Late Model feature something broke on the front end of Kyle Merkel’s car causing him to spin coming off turn two and out of competition. Once green flag action resumed Shuey was the early pacesetter with Sipe, Steve Todorow, Danny Snyder and Wayne Pfeil in pursuit.
Sipe, Todorow and Snyder had their own battle for second which allowed Shuey some breathing room.
Lapped traffic enabled the cars behind Shuey to close in on him and attempt to take the lead away.
On the 14th lap with a lapped car, Shuey and Sipe three-wide, Sipe shot past both of them and into the lead.
Sipe was determined not to make any mistakes and keep everyone behind him. He did just that and captured his second career win followed by Shuey, Snyder, Todorow and Chuck Schutz.
In the Sportsman feature polesitter Steve Young set the pace for two laps before Louden Reimert and Craig Whitmoyer tangled on the backstretch for the yellow. Whitmoyer could continue, but Reimert had to be towed back to the pits. On the restart Young, Derrick Smith and Joe Funk III went three-wide and Funk III emerged as the new leader.
Jim Housworth and Grim diced four the runner-up position several laps before Grim overtook him on the seventh lap to take chase after Funk III.
Andy Clemmer brought out the final yellow on the 13th lap when he slowed his pace with a flat tire in the fourth turn. When action resumed Grim took over first with Mark Kemmerer, Funk III, Housworth and Brian Hirthler, the current point leader, battling for the remaining positions.
Grim kept everyone behind him and continued until he became the eighth different winner trailed by Kemmerer, for his best finish, Funk III, Housworth and Whitmoyer, who was on the move after the early lap incident.
The heats were won by Kenny Bock, Mike Lisowski and Young while Caleb Ross won the consi.
Defending Sportsman point champion Jordan Henn, who was injured in the horrendous homestretch crash on April 29, was back in competition and garnered a seventh place finish.
Next Saturday Grandview presents one of its most prestigious events, the annual Pioneer Pole Buildings Forrest Rogers Memorial. This will be a 50-lapper for the TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds paying at least $10,000 to the winner. Also included in the night of excitement will be the BRC Late Models and Sportsman. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. Adult admission is $25 while youngsters 6 through 11 pay just $5. Children under 6 are admitted free.
The Low Down and Dirty Meet & Greet will feature Pioneer sponsored racers Craig VonDohren, Chuck Schutz, Kevin Hirthler and Brian Hirthler. It takes place at 5 p.m. Rain date for the Forrest Rogers Memorial is August 12th.
RACE RESULTS
TP Trailers 358 NASCAR Modified Feature (30-Laps): 1. Craig Von Dohren, 2. Kenny Gilmore, 3. Frank Cozze, 4. Duane Howard, 5. Tim Buckwalter, 6. Jeff Strunk, 7. Mike Gular, 8. Joe Fanelli, 9. Colt Harris, 10. Ray Swinehart, 11. Doug Manmiller, 12. Brian Krummel, 13. Kevin Hirthler, 14. Addison Meitzler, 15. Chris Esposito, 16. Kyle Weiss, 17. Ryan Grim, 18. Mike Laise. DNF: 19. Clay Butler, 20. Brian Houseknecht, 21. Mark Kratz, 22. Justin Grim, 23. Willie Osmun, 24. Chris Gambler, 25. Brett Gilmore, 26. John Willman, 27. Ron Seltmann Jr., 28. Jared Umbenhauer. DNQ: Bobby Gunther-Walsh, Steve Swinehart, Kory Fleming, Eric Biehn, Briggs Danner, Frank Yankowski and Brett Kressley.
BRC NASCAR Late Model (20-Laps): 1. Bryon Sipe, 2. Brian Shuey, 3. Danny Snyder, 4. Steve Todorow, 5. Chuck Schutz, 6. Blaine Emery, 7. Wayne Pfeil, 8. Steve Wilson, 9. Andy Cassel, 10. Shawn Horning, 11. Dallas Breidenbach, 12. Dirk Rimrott, 13. George Irwin. DNF: 14. Todd Ravel, 15. Jordan Knepp, 16. Scott Lee, 17. Ron Kline, 18. Kyle Merkel, 19. Dan Hoffman.
NASCAR Sportsman Feature (25-Laps): 1. Brad Grim, 2. Mark Kemmerer, 3. Joe Funk III, 4. Jim Housworth, 5. Craig Whitmoyer, 6. Brian Hirthler, 7. Jordan Henn, 8. Mike Lisowski, 9. Brad Arnold, 10. Dylan Swinehart, 11. Derrick Smith, 12. Caleb Ross, 13. Gary Wagner, 14. Ryan Shupp, 15. Nathan Mohr, 16. Andrew Kreis, 17. Jesse Landis, 18. Steve Young, DNF: 19. Kenny Bock, 20. Andy Clemmer, 21. Kurt Bettler, 22. B.J. Joly (alternate), 23. Rich Jones, 24. Louden Reimert. DNS: Jack Butler. DNQ: Mike Koffel, John McGovern, Zack Wydra and Ryan Beltz.
Grandview Speedway continues to be one of the most successful NASCAR WEEKLY short track operations in the nation having been presenting stock car racing events under the Rogers family promotion for the past 55 years. The season at Grandview continues from late March to November. The one-third-mile, banked clay track is located on Passmore Road, just off Route 100, in Bechtelsville, PA, 10 miles north of Pottstown. A full line of concession and novelty items is offered. Fans are invited to the pit area after the racing events have been completed and racing equipment loaded into the trailers. Race information is available at www.grandviewspeedway.com, Facebook, Twitter and at 610.754.7688. And it is a good idea to link up with www.Rainedout.com to get latest info on rainouts.
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, August 5, 7:30 p.m. Pioneer Pole Buildings FORREST ROGERS MEMORIAL, 50 laps for TP Trailers Modifieds, $10,000 to win, 50 laps, Sportsman and BRC Late Models.
Saturday, August 12, 7:30 p.m. WNPV Radio Night. TP Trailers 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman
Thursday, August 17, 7:30 p.m. Thunder on the Hill Series featuring 3 time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart and the All Star 410 Sprints in the Thunder Cup plus Sportsman stock cars.
Saturday, August 19, 7:30 p.m. HATFIELD MEATS Night featuring TP Trailers 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models, Sportsman and Blast from the Past Vintage racers.
Saturday, August 26, 7:30 p.m. BRC NIGHT with 35 lap feature for Late Models plus TP Trailers 358 Modifieds and Sportsman
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Gravel Wins the Battle at Hartford
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Patience Pays Off: David Gravel wins at Hartford Speedway
By: Tony Veneziano
HARTFORD, Mich. - July 29, 2017 - Patience was certainly a must on Friday night in the Battle of Michigan for the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series. David Gravel showed the patience of a true veteran, enduring five cautions and one red flag period en route to winning at the re-configured Hartford Speedway.
Gravel, who started third, was able to get by Brad Sweet in lapped traffic with just three laps remaining, after erasing a sizeable lead that Sweet had as the laps wound down in the 30-lapper. For Gravel, it was his 11th win of the season for the CJB Motorsports team. He credited the changes his team made during a lap-17 open red flag to helping him reach victory lane.
"I think it was better running second," said Gravel. "It was a lot of fun. We raced real hard, even with how slick it was. It was very technical out there. We had the red flag and I think we made the car better during it. We were really tight, but you needed to be on a slick track like this. Thanks to my guys for busting their butts and I'm happy we could get another one."
Brad Sweet jumped out to the lead on the start, after lining up on the outside of the front row. He paced the field for the first eight laps, with Gravel taking the lead on the top side of turn two. Sweet returned to the point on a lap-11 restart using the high groove. Gravel ran side-by-side with Sweet through three and four with four laps to go and took the top spot on the very next lap.
"When I was second, I had a really good restart and got the lead," explained Gravel. "Then when I was leading, I lost the lead on a restart, so they went both ways tonight. It was tough to get going on the starts. You kind of had to ease on the throttle on the straightaway to get into turn one."
Sweet, who led 25 total laps in the 30-lapper, finished second to earn his 40th top-five finish of the season, which is tied for the series lead in that category with eight-time and defending series champion Donny Schatz.
"I got a little free at the end and just didn't cover the lines well enough in traffic," said Sweet. "I got to the first lapped car and we just weren't good enough to pass him. If I could have moved around, I think I could have held David (Gravel) off. It just got super technical and line-sensitive. I just made too many mistakes and gave the race away late. We'll keep fighting and hopefully we can get this NAPA Auto Parts car to victory lane where it belongs. The car is good enough to win, we just need to make it happen."
Logan Schuchart followed up a win earlier this week at Ohsweken Speedway in Canada with a third-place finish. The Pennsylvania native battled for a large portion of the race with Gravel, while the eventual winner was running second. Since debuting a new car, the driver of the No. 1S for Shark Racing hasn't finished off the podium.
"We wanted a better car about a month ago," said Schuchart. "The one we were running was worn out. This one is brand new and has a first and a third. I can't say enough about the guys who put this car on the race track. It was a fast race car when we got it and its rolling good. This is a good time of the year to be rolling good and be fast. We just have to keep it up and make the right changes at the right times."
Brent Marks, one of the contenders for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award, finished a season-best fourth at Hartford Speedway. For the Pennsylvania native, it was his first top-five finish of the season.
Kraig Kinser crossed the line fifth, with Donny Schatz sixth. Daryn Pittman recovered from a trip to the work area on the 11th lap to weave his way back through the field to finish seventh. Sheldon Haudenschild was eighth with fellow Ohioan Greg Wilson ninth. Wilson was the KSE Hard Charger, after taking a provisional to start 25th. Shane Stewart rounded out the top-10.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Saturday, July 29 at Wilmot Raceway in Wisconsin for the running of the Badger 40.
HARTFORD SPEEDWAY RESULTS:
FEATURE (30 Laps): 1. 5-David Gravel [3][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$5,500]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [8][$3,200]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [15][$2,800]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7][$2,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [12][$2,300]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [10][$2,200]; 8. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [9][$2,100]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [25][$1,250]; 10. 2-Shane Stewart [1][$2,000]; 11. 41-Jason Johnson [6][$1,500]; 12. 3G-Carson Macedo [19][$1,200]; 13. 71-Joey Saldana [16][$1,100]; 14. 17M-Max McGhee [21][$1,050]; 15. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [11][$1,000]; 16. 7S-Jason Sides [4][$900]; 17. 17-Jac Haudenschild [13][$800]; 18. 16-Ryan Ruhl [14][$800]; 19. 4-Paul McMahan [5][$800]; 20. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [23][$800]; 21. 7J-Joe Swanson [22][$800]; 22. 1A-Jacob Allen [18][$800]; 23. 5B-Chad Blonde [17][$800]; 24. 13-Clyde Knipp [20][$800]; 25. 10S-Jason Steinebach [24][$800],
Lap Leaders: Brad Sweet 1-8, 11-27; David Gravel 9-10, 28-30,
KSE Hard Charger Award: W20-Greg Wilson[+16]
Qualifying : 1. 5-David Gravel, 13.731; 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.855; 3. 2-Shane Stewart, 13.901; 4. 17-Jac Haudenschild, 13.927; 5. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 13.994; 6. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.121; 7. 4-Paul McMahan, 14.162; 8. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.175; 9. 3G-Carson Macedo, 14.178; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 14.186; 11. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.199; 12. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 14.268; 13. 9-Daryn Pittman, 14.273; 14. 7J-Joe Swanson, 14.3; 15. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.316; 16. 71-Joey Saldana, 14.333; 17. 16-Ryan Ruhl, 14.362; 18. 19-Brent Marks, 14.367; 19. 13-Clyde Knipp, 14.387; 20. 5B-Chad Blonde, 14.447; 21. 27Z-Sean Zemunik, 14.541; 22. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.577; 23. 17M-Max McGhee, 14.708; 24. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.85; 25. 10V-Matt Vandervere, 15.271; 26. 10S-Jason Steinebach, 15.294; 27. 5QB-Quentin Blonde, 15.379
Heat #1 (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 4-Paul McMahan [3]; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser [4]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [5]; 5. 17-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 6. 71-Joey Saldana [6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 8. 10V-Matt Vandervere [9]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]
Heat #2 (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [2]; 5. 16-Ryan Ruhl [6]; 6. 5B-Chad Blonde [7]; 7. 17M-Max McGhee [8]; 8. 7J-Joe Swanson [5]; 9. 10S-Jason Steinebach [9]
Heat #3 (8 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [2]; 3. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 5. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [8]; 7. 3G-Carson Macedo [3]; 8. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [7]; 9. 5QB-Quentin Blonde [9]
Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps): 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 3. 5-David Gravel [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 5. 4-Paul McMahan [1]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [5]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 6 Transfer: 1. 3G-Carson Macedo [1][-]; 2. 13-Clyde Knipp [3][-]; 3. 17M-Max McGhee [6][-]; 4. 7J-Joe Swanson [2][-]; 5. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [4][-]; 6. 10S-Jason Steinebach [8][-]; 7. 10V-Matt Vandervere [7][$300]; 8. W20-Greg Wilson [5][$250]; 9. 5QB-Quentin Blonde [9][$225]
SEASON WINNERS
Donny Schatz - 15 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19, LoneStar Speedway on March 3, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 9, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 10, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 18, Missouri State Fair Speedway on May 5, 81 Speedway on May 6, Eldora Speedway May 13, Knoxville Raceway on June 10, Granite City on June 20, Dirt Oval at Route 66 on June 27, Dakota State Fair Speedway on July 1, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Lernerville Speedway on July 18)
David Gravel - 11 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 17, Placerville Speedway on March 29, Perris Auto Speedway on April 1, Gator Motorplex on April 13, Plymouth Speedway on April 28, Lincoln Speedway on May 17, Williams Grove on May 19, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, River Cities Speedway on June 16, Attica Raceway Park on July 11, Hartford Speedway on July 28)
Brad Sweet - 4 (Stockton Dirt Track on March 25, Devil's Bowl on April 15, Jackson Motorplex on June 3, Knoxville Raceway on June 9)
Shane Stewart - 4 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 29, West Liberty Raceway on June 23, Beaver Dam Raceway on June 24)
Kerry Madsen - 4 (Jackson Motorplex on June 2, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 7, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Eldora Speedway on July 13)
Logan Schuchart - 4 (Keller Auto Speedway on March 31, Eldora Speedway on May 12, Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 26, Ohsweken Speedway on July 25)
Jason Johnson - 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 17, Devil's Bowl on April 14)
Brian Brown - 1 (Cocopah Speedway on April 7)
Rico Abreu - 1 (Arizona Speedway on April 8)
Parker Price-Miller - 1 (Tri-State Speedway on May 14)
Ian Madsen - 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 1)
Kyle Larson - 1 (Eagle Raceway on June 13)
Kraig Kinser - 1 (Deer Creek Speedway on July 6)
Christopher Bell - 1 (Eldora Speedway on July 14)
Brock Zearfoss - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 21)
The “Kunkletown Kid” opens New York All Star weekend with victory at Outlaw Speedway
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The “Kunkletown Kid” opens New York All Star weekend with victory at Outlaw Speedway
New York swing continues Saturday at Orange County Fair Speedway
DUNDEE, NY (July 28, 2017) - Nearly sweeping the entire Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions program, the “Kunkletown Kid” Ryan Smith opened his weekend trek through the Empire State with a victory at Outlaw Speedway. The $5,000 triumph, Smith’s first in the state of New York, was his first of the 2017 season during Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions competition, increasing his career win total to four with the Series, also ending a near-two year victory lane hiatus.
Despite his near-sweep during the Arctic Cat All Star Outlaw Speedway debut, Smith’s victory was not conducted in easy fashion. The Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, native survived multiple challenges from former World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series champion, Sammy Swindell, during the 30-lap program, actually exchanging positions with the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductee on three different occasions before settling into the top spot for the final time on lap 20. To make matters more dramatic, Smith was forced to withstand not just one, but two main event restarts with a pair of laps remaining. Smith held on, followed to the final checkers by Alvada, Ohio’s Chad Kemenah.
Ryan Smith celebrates Outlaw Speedway win - All Star Media Photo Credit
“Feels great to get the monkey off of our backs and get this first win out of the way,” Ryan Smith explained in victory lane, pilot of the Tom and Sherry Leidig/Warko Group/Auto Electric of Jupiter, FL/Specialty Rigging/No. 59. “There are a lot of great people who help make this team possible. It gets demanding at times, but this makes it all worth it. Hopefully we can do it a couple more times this weekend.”
Ryan Smith and Sammy Swindell led the field to green on Friday night at Outlaw Speedway. Swindell earned the early advantage, leading Smith and Caleb Helms by the flagstand for the first time. Swindell stayed in control at the front of the field for the first 12 circuits, encountering traffic as early as lap five.
Smith, who never lost track of Swindell in traffic, made his first bid for the top spot on lap 13, driving under Swindell at the entrance of turn three. Swindell eventually returned the favor on lap 18 with a move under Smith at the entrance of turn one. Despite Swindell’s attempt at running away from Smith in traffic, the “Kunkletown Kid” never allowed Swindell to extend his advantage, ultimately getting back by the Jared Zimbardi-owned No. 35S as the pair drag raced toward the start/finish line on lap 20.
The main event’s first caution appeared on lap 29 which set up a two-lap dash to the finish. A caution during the first restart attempt would force the field to try again. It was then when Chad Kemenah made a run on Sammy Swindell to takeover the second position. The five-time and defending Arctic Cat All Star champion attempted to make a bid for the lead one lap later, but time was out.
“Hats off to Ryan Smith and his whole team. Those guys work really hard and they deserved this one,” Hunter Racing’s Chad Kemenah explained. “We tried to get a run on Ryan there with a lap or so to go. I got around Sammy [Swindell], so I figured I had a chance. We’ll take this and move forward. We have a big race coming up in Iowa that we are excited about. We’re going to keep an eye on that.”
The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will continue their weekend march through the Empire State with a Saturday night visit to the Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York. The 5/8-mile speed plant, arguably the largest oval on the 2017 Arctic Cat All Star campaign trail, will feature “America’s Series” for the first and only time in 2017. A top prize equaling $10,000 will be handed out on Saturday evening, the peak of a purse exceeding $32,000.
Orange County Fair Speedway will open pit gates and drive-in gates beginning at 3:00pm, followed by main gates at 4:00pm. A mandatory Arctic Cat All Star drivers meeting will be held at 5:30pm, followed by hot laps at 6:00pm, sharp. More information can be found online at www.orangecountyfairspeedway.net.
Contingency Awards/Results: Outlaw Speedway - Friday, July 28, 2017:
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 25 entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Tyler Esh - 12.442 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Caleb Helms - 12.322 seconds *New Track Record
Ford Performance Heat #1: Ryan Smith
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Sammy Swindell
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Caleb Armstrong
JE Pistons Dash #1: Ryan Smith
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Ryan Smith
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Jason Barney (+5)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Tony Stewart
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Paulie Colagiovanni
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: John Garvin (16th)
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
Group (A)
1. 17-Caleb Helms, 12.322; 2. 14-Tony Stewart, 12.373; 3. 59-Ryan Smith, 12.472; 4. 33M-Max Stambaugh, 12.587; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs, 12.822; 6. 10-Paulie Colagiovanni, 12.863; 7. 13-Brandon Matus, 12.918; 8. 35-Tyler Esh, 12.957; 9. 67-Steve Collins, 13.259
Group (B)
1. 95-Hunter Mackison, 12.529; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 12.629; 3. 35s-Sammy Swindell, 12.682; 4. 22-Brandon Spithaler, 12.739; 5. 8M-TJ Michael, 12.877; 6. 19-Joe Kubiniec, 13.283; 7. 87b-Jason Barney, 13.319; 8. 5-Justin Barger, 13.467
Group (C)
1. 13D-Danny Dietrich, 12.753; 2. 747-Davey Sammons, 12.964; 3. 7C-Caleb Armstrong, 13.065; 4. 98-Joe Trenca, 13.118; 5. 1080-Jordan Mackison, 13.472; 6. 51-John Garvin, 13.478; 7. 87-George Suprick, 13.831; 8. 33-Brent Matus, 14.047
Heat #1 - Group (A) (8 Laps) - Top 9 Transfer
1. 59-Ryan Smith [2]; 2. 17-Caleb Helms [4]; 3. 14-Tony Stewart [3]; 4. 10-Paulie Colagiovanni [6]; 5. 33M-Max Stambaugh [1]; 6. 67-Steve Collins [9]; 7. 81-Lee Jacobs [5]; 8. 35-Tyler Esh [8]; 9. 13-Brandon Matus [7]
Heat #2 - Group (B) (8 Laps) - Top 9 Transfer
1. 35S-Sammy Swindell [2]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 3. 22-Brandon Spithaler [1]; 4. 87B-Jason Barney [7]; 5. 5-Justin Barger [8]; 6. 95-Hunter Mackison [4]; 7. 8M-TJ Michael [5]; 8. 19-Joe Kubiniec [6]
Heat #3 - Group (C) (8 Laps) - Top 9 Transfer
1. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [2]; 2. 13D-Danny Dietrich [4]; 3. 98-Joe Trenca [1]; 4. 747-Davey Sammons [3]; 5. 51-John Garvin [6]; 6. 1080-Jordan Mackison [5]; 7. 87-George Suprick [7]; 8. 33-Brent Matus [8]
Dash #1 (6 Laps)
1. 59-Ryan Smith [1]; 2. 35S-Sammy Swindell [4]; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 4. 17-Caleb Helms [6]; 5. 14-Tony Stewart [2]; 6. 13D-Danny Dietrich [7]; 7. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [8]; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison [5]
A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 59-Ryan Smith [1]; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 3. 35S-Sammy Swindell [2]; 4. 13D-Danny Dietrich [6]; 5. 14-Tony Stewart [5]; 6. 17-Caleb Helms [4]; 7. 7C-Caleb Armstrong [7]; 8. 87B-Jason Barney [13]; 9. 98-Joe Trenca [10]; 10. 10-Paulie Colagiovanni [11]; 11. 22-Brandon Spithaler [9]; 12. 33M-Max Stambaugh [14]; 13. 95-Hunter Mackison [8]; 14. 747-Davey Sammons [12]; 15. 67-Steve Collins [17]; 16. 51-John Garvin [16]; 17. 1080-Jordan Mackison [18]; 18. 35-Tyler Esh [22]; 19. 8M-TJ Michael [20]; 20. 81-Lee Jacobs [19]; 21. 87-George Suprick [21]; 22. 33-Brent Matus [24]; 23. 19-Joe Kubiniec [23]; 24. 13-Brandon Matus [25]; 25. 5-Justin Barger [15]
Lap Leaders: Sammy Swindell [1-12, 18, 19] Ryan Smith [13-17, 20-30]
Current Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (July 28, 2017):
1. Chad Kemenah - 3980
2. Ryan Smith - 3696
3. Caleb Armstrong - 3642
4. Max Stambaugh - 3332
5. Caleb Helms - 3146
6. T.J. Michael - 3119
7. Brandon Spithaler - 3075
8. Tyler Esh - 2997
9. Brandon Matus - 2948
10. Tim Shaffer - 2928
Additional Arctic Cat All Star Series Info:
Those seeking additional information regarding the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions should visit its official online home at www.allstarsprint.com. Series updates and breaking news will be posted regularly on the official Twitter account of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions: https://twitter.com/ASCoC. Find full text results from each and every event, as well as an up-to-date schedule, online at www.allstarsprint.com/schedule/.
About the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions:
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. After a 10 year stint as owner of the All Stars, Miller passed control of the series to Bert Emick in 1980; a reign that would continue through 2002. Guy Webb then purchased the series from Emick in the summer of 2002 and served as the series President for the next 12 years. 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.
About Arctic Cat:
The Arctic Cat brand is among the most widely recognized and respected in the recreational vehicle industry. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), side-by-sides and snowmobiles, in addition to related parts, garments and accessories under the Arctic Cat® and Motorfist® brand names. Arctic Cat Inc.’s world headquarters is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available at www.ArcticCat.com.
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SANTOS TAMES TOLEDO HIGHBANKS IN “ROLLIE BEALE CLASSIC”
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SANTOS TAMES TOLEDO HIGHBANKS IN "ROLLIE BEALE CLASSIC"
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Toledo, Ohio....July 28, 2017 - Bobby Santos' golden reputation as a racer has been well-established and well-earned.
From open wheel cars, to full-bodied stock cars to modifieds, the Franklin, Massachusetts native has driven them all and tamed them all at one point or another in his masterful career.
In Friday night's Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness "Rollie Beale Classic," the 31-year-old driver had a single pin left standing in his lane on the way to cementing his diverse capabilities behind the wheel, if you ever doubted him for any reason.
After notching previous USAC National victories at Toledo Speedway in a Sprint Car (2006) and a Midget (2009), Santos completed the triple threat by winning his first Silver Crown event at the half-mile paved oval, thus becoming the 20th driver ever to win features in all of USAC's three current national series at a single track.
Even more striking is that he had already accomplished the feat once before at Brownsburg, Indiana's Lucas Oil Raceway, casting him into an even more exclusive club of individuals who've done the deed at multiple venues such as Dave Darland, Jack Hewitt, Tracy Hines and Dave Steele.
To get there, though, Santos had to do something that isn't a regular occurrence at Toledo, let alone anywhere for that matter. He had to pass two-time USAC Silver Crown Champ Car Series presented by TRAXXAS champion Kody Swanson. No small chore considering the two previous instances Swanson started from the pole in a Silver Crown car at Toledo, in 2011 and 2015, he led every single lap, all 250 of them, on his way to a pair of commanding wins.
Santos would start this year's edition alongside Swanson from the outside of the front row. Swanson set the tone early, emerging with the lead by a half-car length at the line following a first lap that went entirely wheel-to-wheel for a full revolution.
Lapped traffic would prove to play a pivotal role throughout the 100-lap stretch and, by lap nine, the leaders had already encroached the tail end of the field. Swanson's breakaway would be stifled early on when he encountered a nest of cars that slowed his roll, allowing Santos and Chris Windom to shred the interval and close to within a heartbeat of the two-time champ as the top-three runners separated themselves as the main contenders.
A third of the way through, the top-three bobbed and weaved inside and outside the lappers with Swanson assuming the role of maestro and orchestrating his own destiny by attacking the pack with authority as Santos and Windom trailed in hot pursuit.
Just prior to the halfway mark, on lap 45, Swanson got hung up while lapping David Byrne, leaving him with a split-second decision to make. Which lane to choose?
"We were pretty good in the first third of it," Swanson remembered. "About 15 laps in, I was starting to hang sideways a little off the corner and I felt like I was in trouble. I survived a few of the lapped cars just by choosing the right lane. Byrne was just fast enough to make it a tough choice. I turned to go down under him and it hung sideways off turn two. I knew I was a sitting duck after that. He had the momentum and was able to clear me for the lead."
Meanwhile, Santos saw the opportunity he had been anticipating and this was a chance he wasn't going to pass up as he charged to the outside of Byrne in the gray midway down the back straightaway while Swanson simultaneously weed-whacked the edge of the infield grass underneath Byrne.
"It was just circumstance," Santos assured. "We had a good car on the run and I felt we were making progress the longer it went. We just got to the point where we were going to work him over and pass him. The opportunity just kind of popped up when we needed it and that's what it's all about. You must put yourself in the right position when opportunities arise."
Santos then kicked it up another notch and left Swanson and Windom to battle amongst themselves for second as he constructed a two-second lead over the next 25-plus laps. Windom's engine began to leave a trail of smoke, but his speed was unhampered as he applied constant pressure to Swanson.
With 13 laps remaining, Santos maintained a healthy advantage, yet what lie ahead had him sweating a bit when RPM/Gormly teammates Joe Liguori and Davey Hamilton battled side-by-side for the fifth position with the leaders on their heels. Santos was forced to check up as he deciphered which avenue to make his escape, which played into the favor of Swanson and Windom who both caught up to Santos as the three ran nose-to-tail inside 10 laps to go.
That left Santos with one thought as he studied his next move, but he's experienced enough in this sport to know that racing can giveth, yet it can taketh away just as easily.
"Get out of the way," Santos said with a laugh. "Lapped traffic made it hard on us, but that's part of racing. That's the way it goes. The lapped traffic gave us an opportunity when we took the lead from Kody just as it did at the end of the race for Kody."
It took half a race for Santos to build up a two second lead and just three laps for it all to evaporate, but Santos remained unfazed and, in a two-lap succession, disposed of both Hamilton and Liguori for a little separation and relative comfort.
The rapid pace would be dialed down when the first and only caution of the night fell on lap 97 for series rookie Troy Thompson who slid sideways to a stop on the front straightaway, necessitating a green-white-checkered finish. The caution certainly benefitted Santos more than it did Swanson, and though Santos felt he had Swanson covered at that point regardless, he wasn't too unpleased about the timing of it.
"At that point, I had finally cleared the lapped cars and it, at least, gave us a chance to catch our breath and get ready for the last two laps," Santos recalls. "Usually, the guy in second has the advantage in lapped traffic, but after the yellow, we had a clear track from there on out. I knew if I hit my marks, /we had a good shot at it."
Santos was on his marks and set for victory when the green flag flew for the final two-lap sprint, gaining a few car lengths to his advantage right off the bat. Swanson tried with all his might to set himself up to make a move to no avail as Santos peeled away for his third Silver Crown of the season, and second in a span of nine days, over Swanson, Windom, Jerry Coons, Jr. and Joe Liguori. It was Santos' ninth career Silver Crown victory, tying him with Tracy Hines for 12th on the all-time list.
Series point leader Kody Swanson of Kingsburg, California took second in his DePalma Motorsports/Radio Hospital - Hampshire Racing Engines/Beast/Hampshire despite fighting an ill-handling car that the crew continued to tweak and adjust all throughout the night.
"We were fastest in practice and fastest in qualifying, but we were really only good for the first lap," Swanson explains. "I knew we were in trouble the longer it was going to go, which isn't our normal style, but that was just the way it was handling today. We don't do this often, but even though we won the pole, we made changes before the feature and were able to make it better."
"The longer it went, I tell you what, we just didn't quit," Swanson continued. "That's why I like these 100-lap races. Maybe something will come to you. We caught that caution with three to go. I was setting up and really thought we had a shot to return the favor. When you're the second guy into traffic, you have the benefit that the leader has to pick a lane and you can choose the other one and see if it works out. I was really hoping we'd have that chance at the end, but a caution kind of spoiled that. I sat up in the seat and gave it two hard laps to see if we could at least make him earn it."
Defending series champion Chris Windom of Canton, Illinois captured his best finish on the hardtop in 2017, finishing third in his Kazmark Racing/Project Healing Waters - Remin Kart-A-Bag/Beast/Ford.
Contingency awards Friday night at Toledo Speedway included Kody Swanson (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Joe Axsom (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Joss Moffatt (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES (presented by TRAXXAS) RACE RESULTS: July 28, 2017 - Toledo, Ohio - Toledo Speedway - Hemelgarn Racing/Super Fitness "Rollie Beale Classic"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Kody Swanson, 63, DePalma-15.084; 2. Bobby Santos, 22, DJ Racing-15.187; 3. Aaron Pierce, 26, Pierce-15.306; 4. Chris Windom, 92, Kazmark-15.335; 5. David Byrne, 40, Byrne-15.338; 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 20, Nolen-15.368; 7. Justin Grant, 91, Hemelgarn/Carli-15.420; 8. Joe Liguori, 98, RPM/Gormly-15.520; 9. Davey Hamilton, 99, RPM/Gormly-15.638; 10. Damion Gardner, 6, Klatt-15.736; 11. Joe Axsom, 120, Nolen-15.773; 12. Annie Breidinger, 80, Breidinger-16.191; 13. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-16.595; 14. Troy Thompson, 15, Thompson-16.598; 15. Joss Moffatt, 32, Williams & Wright-17.038; 16. Cody Gallogly, 81, Williams-NT.
FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Bobby Santos, 2. Kody Swanson, 3. Chris Windom, 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 5. Joe Liguori, 6. Davey Hamilton, 7. Joe Axsom, 8. David Byrne, 9. Annie Breidinger, 10. Justin Grant, 11. Troy Thompson, 12. Aaron Pierce, 13. Joss Moffatt, 14. Damion Gardner, 15. Matt Goodnight. 28:48.16
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**Gallogly crashed into the outside barrier and flipped in turn three during practice.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-44 Swanson, Laps 45-100 Santos.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER AWARD: Joe Axsom (11th to 7th)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Joss Moffatt
NEW USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES (presented by TRAXXAS) POINTS: 1-K.Swanson-411, 2-Windom-354, 3-Coons-339, 4-Santos-286, 5-Byrne-286, 6-Pierce-236, 7-Grant-235, 8-Gardner-219, 9-Liguori-212. 10-Tanner Swanson-167.
NEXT USAC SILVER CROWN CHAMP CAR SERIES (presented by TRAXXAS) RACE: August 12 - Salem, Indiana - Salem Speedway - "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial"
