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Posted by: | CommentsINDIANA MIDGET WEEK HAS ARRIVED; SIX NIGHTS, SIX TRACKS, SIX RACES SET FOR JUNE 6-11
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Contact: Richie Murray - USAC Media / richie@usacracing.com
INDIANA MIDGET WEEK HAS ARRIVED; SIX NIGHTS, SIX TRACKS, SIX RACES SET FOR JUNE 6-11
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
A glance at the calendar indicates that the month of June has arrived. The temps have begun to rise and the intensity has multiplied as the thick of the USAC racing schedule is upon us.
As the first of 16 scheduled USAC National events this month were completed last weekend, it's crystal clear the urgency has increased. For this upcoming stretch of races can set the tone on a quest for a season championship. It can also break you when you're least suspecting it.
Indiana Midget Week is one of those tests. It's a test of endurance and a trial by fire. It's what racers hunger for - the opportunity to overcome the most daunting of tasks by proving to others, and themselves, that they can achieve anything no matter how challenging the scenario.
USAC's biggest week of midget racing arrives in the Hoosier state beginning this Tuesday night, June 6th with the first of six consecutive nights of the 13th annual edition of Indiana Midget Week.
Elk Grove, California's Kyle Larson sure hasn't forgotten his short track roots. The current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series' standings second-place driver and two-time Cup winner won last year's Indiana Midget Week opener at Montpelier. He plans to compete in the first two rounds of this year's Indiana Midget Week - Tuesday at Montpelier and Wednesday at Gas City.
Rico Abreu of St. Helena, California, always brings the excitement when he gets behind the wheel of any type of racecar, but when he's at the control of a USAC Midget, he becomes Superman. The two-time Midget Week champ in 2014 and 2015 won the finale a year ago at Kokomo and is back to compete in all six races of this year's series.
Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports took all five rounds of Midget Week in 2016 with Spencer Bayston at Gas City, Tanner Thorson at Putnamville and Christopher Bell at Bloomington rounding out the remainder of KKM's sweep. All but Bell will return for this year's IMW.
But the team has been shut out of victory lane thus far in 2017 by Ione, California's Justin Grant (5th in points), who seeks his first career Midget Week win, and point leader Brady Bacon of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, who won his first career USAC feature as a 16-year-old in 2006 during Indiana Midget Week at Kokomo. Tucson, Arizona's Jerry Coons, Jr. was a Midget Week champ in 2007, but the USAC Triple Crown champ, who stands fourth in series points, aims to earn his first win of any kind with the series since 2010!
Following Tuesday's Montpelier round, Indiana Midget Week picks up Wednesday, June 7 at Gas City (one of two remaining original Midget Week tracks from the series inception in 2005). Thursday, June 8 takes you to Putnamville's Lincoln Park Speedway while Friday, June 9 brings the red clay of Bloomington Speedway. The penultimate round heads to the second of the originals, Lawrenceburg Speedway, on Saturday night, June 10. Sunday's finale on June 11 hits one of USAC's most regularly-visited tracks in Kokomo Speedway.
As if a week straight of USAC midget racing isn't enough of a mouthwatering enticement, all six nights will feature sprint car racing as an addition to each night's festivities.
Wednesday's round at Gas City and Sunday's event at Kokomo will be streamed LIVE on http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/. You can catch flag-to-flag coverage of each and every Indiana Midget Week event, plus much, much more, a day following the event, on-demand at http://www.Loudpedal.TV/!
2017 INDIANA MIDGET WEEK SCHEDULE
Tue., June 6: Montpelier Motor Speedway - Montpelier, IN
Wed., June 7: Gas City I-69 Speedway - Gas City, IN (http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/)
Thu., June 8: Lincoln Park Speedway - Putnamville, IN
Fri., June 9: Bloomington Speedway - Bloomington, IN
Sat., June 10: Lawrenceburg Speedway - Lawrenceburg, IN
Sun., June 11: Kokomo Speedway - Kokomo, IN (http://www.SpeedShiftTV.com/)
PAUCH PICKS UP HIS FOURTH WIN OF THE YEAR AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
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New Egypt Speedway
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nesspeedway
Contact: Mike Wisniewski – Wiz Motorsports Communications, 856-982-5137
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, June 10, 2017 – May Modified Madness Finale for the 358 Modifieds, Hammer Sportsman, Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars, Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman & Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club
4:00 p.m. – Pit gates open
4:00 p.m. – Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. – Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. – Racing starts
Saturday, June 17, 2017 – Graduation Night - 358 Modifieds, Crate Modifieds, Street Stocks & Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman Graduation
4:00 p.m. – Pit gates open
4:00 p.m. – Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. – Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. – Racing starts
PAUCH PICKS UP HIS FOURTH WIN OF THE YEAR AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
New Egypt, NJ (June 4, 2017) – For the fourth time this year, Billy Pauch, Jr. won the 358 Modified feature at New Egypt Speedway. Jason Dunn was victorious in the Crate Modified main event. The Street Stock feature was taken by John Meyer. David Burns and Rick Wegner, Sr. picked up wins in the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman features.
As the 30-lap 358 Modified feature got underway, Bryan Kuhl jumped to the front with Chris Grbac and Andrew Bohn next in line. By lap six, Kuhl had developed a comfortable lead over his rivals with Grbac and Bohn dueling for the runner-up spot. After ten tours, Kuhl’s advantage was a full straightaway with Grbac, Bohn, Steve Davis and John McClelland racing in the top five. On lap 13, Davis drove by Bohn to gain third and began to battle Grbac for second. Just as Kuhl was catching the rear of the field, the seventeenth place starting Billy Pauch, Jr. continued his ascent towards the front by moving into fourth place on the seventeenth circuit. By lap twenty, Kuhl was maintaining his lead by maneuvering through lap traffic with Davis in second and Pauch, Jr. in third. Two revolutions later, Pauch, Jr. worked his way by Davis with Ryan Godown in fourth. The first caution of the race took place on the twenty-third lap for Ryan Krachun. On the restart, Pauch, Jr. outgunned Kuhl to take command of the pack. The second yellow flag waved one lap later again for Krachun. When the green flag was shone, Pauch, Jr. kept his lead with Godown motoring into second and Kuhl slipping back to third. Pauch, Jr. survived one additional restart with two circuits remaining to secure his fourth win of the year. Godown, who started the race in thirteenth, was the runner-up. Kuhl’s strong performance resulted in a third place finish. Fourth place went to Steve Davis with veteran Willie Osmun taking fifth. The 358 Modified heat winners were Andrew Bohn, Rocco Infante, and Steve Davis.
In the Crate Modified feature, Jason Dunn took the lead on the second tour from Jordan Cox and paced the field for the remaining circuits to win the 16-lap event. The race, originally scheduled for 20-laps, was shortened when the thirty minute time limit was met. The win was Dunn’s first in the Crate Modified division after two previous victories in the Sportsman class. Dan Fleming was second. Eighteenth place starting Ryan Simmons finished in third. Cox was fourth and fifth was taken by John Criscione. Jason Dunn, Jordan Cox, and John Criscione won the Crate Modified qualifying races. Kyle Kania was the victor in the consolation contest.
John Meyer led from start to finish to grab his second career feature win in the 15-lap Street Stock feature. Ron Frees came home in second. A good battle for third place was earned on the last lap by Mick Search. Bill Liedtka, the heat race winner, was fourth and Billy Wroble completed the event in fifth.
In the first 8-lap feature for the Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman, David Burns overtook Joseph Brown on the fifth circuit to collect his fifth feature win of the year. Brown, Rick Wegner, Sr., Rob Mancini and Walt McIntyre completed the field.
Rick Wegner, Sr. was awarded the victory in the second 8-lap Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman feature after the car of the apparent winner, David Burns, did not meet the minimum post-race weight. Walt McIntyre, Joseph Brown and Rob Mancini rounded out the top four.
On Saturday, June 10, the May Modified Madness Finale takes place for the 358 Modifieds. Four drivers, Danny Bouc, Steve Davis, Ryan Godown and Billy Pauch, Jr., will battle it out for the May Modified Madness title with the top finishing driver in the feature taking home the 2017 title. The Hammer Sportsman, Northeast Wingless Sprint Cars, Lyons Construction/Metal Fab Rookie Sportsman and the Garden State Vintage Stock Car Club will be in action as well. The pit and spectator gates will open at 4:00 p.m. Hot laps crank up at 6:00 p.m. and the first green flag flies at 7:00 p.m. Admission to the grandstand is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for teens 12-15, $10 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 Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 2017
358 Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Andrew Bohn 2. David Van Horn 3. Chris Grbac 4. Danny Bouc 5. Chad Barney 6. Kevin Vaclavicek
Heat 2 - 1. Rocco Infante 2. Bryan Kuhl 3. Willie Osmun 4. PJ Oliver 5. Billy Pauch, Jr. 6 Ryan Krachun
Heat 3 - 1. Steve Davis 2. Brandon Grosso 3. Ryan Godown 4. John McClelland 5. Jimmy Blewett 6. Doug Ostwald
358 MODIFIEDS - 30 LAPS FEATURE
1. BILLY PAUCH, JR. 2. Ryan Godown 3. Bryan Kuhl 4. Steve Davis 5. Willie Osmun 6. David Van Horn 7. John McClelland 8. Danny Bouc 9. Ryan Krachun 10. Andrew Bohn 11. Brandon Grosso 12. Rocco Infante 13. Lou Cicconi 14. Kevin Vaclavicek 15. Jimmy Blewett 16. John Pakenham 17. Chris Grbac 18. Tim Apgar 19. Doug Ostwald 20. Chad Barney 21. PJ Oliver
Crate Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Jason Dunn 2. Alonzo Morales 3. Dakota Kessler 4. Billy Osmun, III 5. JD Cranstoun 6. Steve Hicks
Heat 2 - 1. Jordan Cox 2. Dan Fleming 3. Johnny Bangs 4. Connor King. 5. Tommy Tanner 6. Eric Palmer
Heat 3 - 1. John Criscione 2. Aaron Weaver 3. George Gareis, Jr. 4. Jason Bittner 5. Frank Dorry, Jr. 6. Ryan Simmons
Consolation - 1. Kyle Kania 2. Jeremy Martino 3. John Aumick 4. Tom Princiotta 5. Joseph Brown 6. Robbie Dunn
CRATE MODIFIEDS - 16 LAPS FEATURE (SHORTENED DUE TO TIME LIMIT)
1. JASON DUNN 2. Dan Fleming 3. Ryan Simmons 4. Jordan Cox 5. John Criscione 6. Frank Dorry, Jr. 7. Eric Palmer 8. Aaron Weaver 9. Kyle Kania 10. Tommy Tanner 11. Jason Bittner 12. Alonzo Morales 13. Billy Osmun, III 14. George Gareis, Jr. 15. Rick Wegner, Sr. 16. Walt McIntyre 17. David Burns 18. JD Cranstoun 19. Johnny Bangs 20. John Aumick 21. Dakota Kessler 22. Connor King 23. Tom Princiotta 24. Jeremy Martino 25. Steve Hicks 26. Joseph Brown 27. Robbie Dunn
Street Stocks
Heat 1 - 1. Bill Liedtka 2. Mick Search 3. John Meyer 4. Ron Frees 5. Billy Wroble 6. Darren Cox 7. Marty Derr 8. Joe Reid
STREET STOCKS - 15 LAPS FEATURE
1. JOHN MEYER 2. Ron Frees 3. Mick Search 4. Bill Liedtka 5. Billy Wroble 6. Darren Cox
DNS: Marty Derr, Joe Reid, Spider Ensinger, Sr.
LYONS CONSTRUCTION/METAL FAB ROOKIE SPORTSMAN - 8 LAPS FEATURE #1
1. DAVID BURNS 2. Joseph Brown 3. Rick Wegner, Sr. 4. Rob Mancini 5. Walt McIntyre
LYONS CONSTRUCTION/METAL FAB ROOKIE SPORTSMAN - 8 LAPS FEATURE #2
1. RICK WEGNER, SR. 2. Walt McIntyre 3. Joseph Brown 4. Rob Mancini
DQ: David Burns
GRANT GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE IN USAC SPRINTS’ RETURN TO KNOXVILLE
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GRANT GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE IN USAC SPRINTS' RETURN TO KNOXVILLE
By: Richie Murray - USAC Media
Knoxville, Iowa.........In one of the most highly-anticipated events on the 2017 USAC calendar, Justin Grant made it a night to remember as he led wire-to-wire to win the AMSOIL National Sprint Cars' return to the famed Knoxville Raceway Saturday night after a six-year hiatus.
Grant, of Ione, California, finished 25th in his lone Knoxville start back in 2011, but there'd be no parallels drawn from that result to his performance on the half-mile Saturday night as he was in a class of his own throughout the 30-lap main event.
However, early on in the night, Grant couldn't have anticipated the end result would go as smoothly as it did following a rocky beginning. The team fine-tuned their way throughout the evening, swapping out parts and pieces on the Sam McGhee Motorsports/Mike McGhee & Associates - Brown & Miller Racing Solutions/Maxim/Foxco until they hit the sweet spot in time for the main event.
"In hot laps, I wasn't very comfortable," Grant stated. "I was a little timid on the cushion and I didn't really feel all that confident that I wasn't going to crash up there. So, we just kept working on it all night. We kept making ground on it. We came in from the heat race and felt like we were pretty close and told Sam about a couple of the issues I had with it. He went to work on it and got it dialed-in. It couldn't have been any better for the feature."
Grant's race began from the pole position alongside Robert Ballou, a recent returnee to the scene following an eight-month layoff due to neck injuries. Yet, Grant would get the best of Ballou right from the start as he slid up to the cushion ahead of Ballou in turn one for the top spot.
Grant built a gap between he and Ballou on the opening lap as Ballou battled with Friday night's I-80 Speedway winner Tyler Courtney. At the exit of the fourth corner, Courtney and Ballou made slight contact, sending Ballou sideways and Courtney near the outside guardrail. Both continued after the brief skirmish as Ballou maintained control of second while Courtney fell back to fourth as he wrestled back control of his machine.
Shortly thereafter as the field hit the back straight, a melee ensued as the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th place cars were all involved in an accident that saw both Jon Stanbrough and Nick Bilbee flip multiple times while Brady Bacon and Hunter Schuerenberg were also caught up. All drivers would walk away unscathed and Bacon and Schuerenberg would restart.
On the lap two restart, Courtney nearly saw his race end as he biked his ride on the entry to turn one before landing on all fours, ricocheting his right rear tire off the guardrail before gathering it up and carrying on after dropping three spots to seventh.
Meanwhile, up front, Grant had constructed a half-straightaway interval on lap six between he and second-running Ballou, who owned a half-straightaway advantage of his own over third-running Courtney who had settled into a groove and worked his way back into the top-three with a first turn slide job of Chad Boespflug.
Just before midway, Grant had already begun his ascent into lap traffic, attempting to maintain his sturdy two-plus second lead as Courtney began to close on Ballou for second. Courtney had already averted disaster just laps before, but on lap 15, he couldn't channel his inner Houdini for a second time as he hooked the turn two cushion while closing in on the lapped car of Aaron Farney.
Courtney proceeded to snag the berm with his right rear, the proceeded with a violent sequence of barrel-rolls and nose-to-tail end-overs that saw him sail higher than the top portion of the expansive ARMCO barrier in front of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame suites. After roughly six-and-a-half bone-jarring flips, Courtney finally came to a rest as flame briefly appeared from the bottom of the battered machinery. A sigh of relief swept over the crowd as the Indianapolis, Indiana driver quickly emerged from the wreckage uninjured.
A strong suit for Grant each time was his prowess on restarts. Right from the drop of the green time-and-time again, the 26-year-old instantly distanced himself from Ballou, but that didn't inherently put Grant's mind at ease with the 2015 series champ hot on his trail.
"Restarts are always scary, especially at a big racetrack where you're running on the fence and you're prone to receiving sliders on a restart," Grant admits. "I just tried to get a really big bite off turn four and stay in the moisture as long as I could. I tried not to mess up and just wanted to get down into turn one as fast as I could. I was confident in the car, but you're still a little bit nervous especially when you have a hard charger like Ballou behind you. If he has a window, he's going to throw something in it."
The final yellow of the night arrived when Dave Darland, who was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame just hours before, hopped to a stop atop the turn two cushion without making contact on the 18th lap.
Grant's final restart on lap 19 was just as solid as the rest and, over the next handful of laps, Grant increased the interval each time at the stripe as he firmly established his position at the head of the pack. All that was left for Grant was to navigate through the tail end of the field in the closing laps.
The sailing was smooth for Grant the remainder of the way as he cruised to a 1.2 second victory over Ballou, Boespflug, Chase Stockon and C.J. Leary for his season-leading fourth series victory of the year while extending his point lead to 97 over Windom heading into Eastern Storm.
After 137 starts between 2010 and September of 2016, Grant's USAC National Sprint Car win total stood at three. In the last eight months with Sam McGhee Motorsports, Grant has already picked up five victories in a mere 17 starts. Additionally, in ten 2017 starts, Grant has yet to finish outside the top-four.
With success seeming to come so naturally, so quickly, to Grant and McGhee, it's easy to rest on your laurels, but Grant feels that there's always room to make improvements.
"You try to pick out the spots where you could've been better or where you think you could've made up a little more ground or where you could've made less mistakes," Grant explains. "It may have looked perfect, but there's a handful of mistakes I made throughout it. If somebody had as good of a car as we had, they could've capitalized on it. As a driver, you catalogue those and make sure not to do certain things the next time. Fortunately, tonight, we had a car that was good enough that nobody could even get near it. But in the future, somebody might. I try to work on minimizing mistakes and I go back and watch the video to see what I did right and what I did wrong. We always strive try to keep plugging away and get better every night. Yet, at the same time, you want to stay the course and not start chasing something that gets you off track."
By all accounts, USAC's return to Knoxville was a rousing success with the track's largest crowd of the year on hand. It's an atmosphere that Grant craves and eagerly anticipates experiencing regularly for years to come.
"It's so cool to race at this venue with all its history and the huge crowd of people in the stands," Grant praises. "Everybody comes down to the front stretch after the race. It's just a really neat atmosphere. I couldn't believe the number of people who came down and told me they'd never seen a non-wing race. They said they just loved it and how they're going to come back for more and how much they want us to come back next year. We want to come back! It's the sprint car capital of the world and we want to be racing here."
Ballou earned his third-straight top-four finish since his comeback in mid-May, picking up a solid runner-up finish in his Ballou Motorsports/Rossie's Feed & Grain - Deaton's Waterfront Services/Eagle/Ott. However, the Rocklin, California native is not exactly satisfied with his run as he expects to be at the forefront night-in, night-out.
"We got beat fair and square tonight," Ballou said. "Justin ran 30 perfect laps and we pretty much (struggled) all night compared to where I feel we should be. I'm rusty and I'm trying to get this team back going. We need some sort of a jump start or something. Justin and the McGhees are on top of their game and we're just trying to figure our car out. I'm picky, though. If it's not comfortable, we might as well sit at home and watch from the couch. It wasn't very good all tonight, but we kept trying and trying and we thought we stumbled on something for the feature. It was terrible from the drop of the green. I'm just glad that we're second because it felt like I had about a 10th place car. It's been a tough road, but just to race again is a blessing. I just have to go do my homework."
After a recent struggle that saw three-straight finishes of 11th or worse, Hanford, California's Chad Boespflug got back on track with a third-place run in his Dynamics, Inc./Mean Green - PAC Springs/Maxim/Claxton.
"We've been struggling the last few weeks," Boespflug recalls. "To get back on the podium tonight after the way we've run the last few nights is pretty amazing. We made some strides tonight and I think we found some things. Hopefully, we can carry this momentum into Eastern Storm. We have to get a lot better to catch up with Justin. It was my first time here at Knoxville. Maybe next year we can do a two-day show. I'd definitely be down for that."
Contingency award winners Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway include Kevin Thomas, Jr. (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Josh Hodges (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Chris Windom (Competition Suspension, Inc. Second Heat Winner), Tyler Courtney (Chalk Stix Third Heat Winner), Brady Bacon (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat Winner), Chris Windom (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Stevie Sussex (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 3, 2017 - Knoxville, Iowa - Knoxville Raceway - "Iowa Corn District 5 and 9 Night"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 44, Pace-18.548 (NTR); 2. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-18.781; 3. Tyler Courtney, 23c, TOPP-18.799; 4. Chad Boespflug, 69, Dynamics-18.931; 5. Robert Ballou, 12, Ballou-18.941; 6. Justin Grant, 11, McGhee-19.094; 7. Dave Darland, 71p, Phillips/Curb-Agajanian-19.096; 8. Brady Bacon, 63, Dooling/Hayward-19.102; 9. Nick Bilbee, 17N, Bilbee-19.167; 10. Stevie Sussex, 17GP, Dutcher-19.190; 11. C.J. Leary, 30, Leary-19.191; 12. Hunter Schuerenberg, 2, Motsinger-19.223; 13. Jon Stanbrough, 81, Stanbrough-19.229; 14. Carson Short, 21, RCM-19.239; 15. Brody Roa, 91R, BR-19.265; 16. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR/Chapple-19.268; 17. Josh Hodges, 74x, Hodges-19.373; 18. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-19.523; 19. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-19.562; 20. Rob Caho, Jr., 78, Caho-19.613; 21. Aaron Farney, 15F, DCT-19.653; 22. Corey Smith, 66s, CS-19.674; 23. R.J. Johnson, 71a, Johnson-19.813; 24. Shane Cottle, 57, Hazen-19.943; 25. Bruce St. James, 7K, St. James-19.961; 26. Eric Schulz, 4x, Schulz-20.003; 27. Katlynn Leer, 77k, Leer-20.427; 28. Alex Schriever, 0, Davis-20.528; 29. Dustin Smith, 77, Gagliardi-20.542; 30. Kelly Graham, 12G, Graham-20.688; 31. Ryan Kitchen, 21k, Kitchen-20.866; 32. Joe Bares, 19, TEST-20.916; 33. Gary Rooke, 42au, Rooke-21.020; 34. Robert Bell, 71, Bell-21.060; 35. Rob Sharits, 14s, Davis-21,962.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hodges, 2. Ballou, 3. Thomas, 4. Stanbrough, 5. Bilbee, 6. Farney, 7. St. James, 8. Rooke, 9. D.Smith. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Windom, 2. Grant, 3. Stockon, 4. Short, 5. Sussex, 6. C.Smith, 7. Schulz, 8. Bell, 9. Graham. 2:41.61
CHALK STIX THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Courtney. 2. Roa, 3. Darland, 4. Johnson, 5. Leary, 6. Robbins, 7. Sharits, 8. Kitchen, 9. D.Smith. 2:41.32
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bacon, 2. Cottle, 3. Boespflug, 4. Schuerenberg, 5. Chapple, 6. Bares, 7. Caho, 8. Schriever. 2:41.79
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Leary, 2. Bilbee, 3. Sussex, 4. Chapple, 5. Farney, 6. D.Smith, 7. Robbins, 8. St. James, 9. Leer, 10. Schulz, 11. Rooke, 12. Schriever, 13. C.Smith, 14. Sharits, 15. Caho, 16. Kitchen, 17. Graham, 18. Bares, 19. Bell. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Justin Grant, 2. Robert Ballou, 3. Chad Boespflug, 4. Chase Stockon, 5. C.J. Leary, 6. Chris Windom, 7. Kevin Thomas Jr., 8. Josh Hodges, 9. Shane Cottle, 10. Brady Bacon, 11. Isaac Chapple, 12. Dave Darland, 13. Stevie Sussex, 14. Carson Short, 15. Aaron Farney, 16. Hunter Schuerenberg, 17. Dustin Smith, 18. Tyler Courtney, 19. R.J. Johnson, 20. Brody Roa, 21. Nick Bilbee, 22. Jon Stanbrough. NT
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**Bares flipped at the start of the semi. Stanbrough and Bilbee flipped on lap 2 of the feature. Courtney flipped on lap 15 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Grant.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Chris Windom (18th-6th)
WILWOOD BRAKES 13TH PLACE FINISHER: Stevie Sussex
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Grant-745, 2-Windom-648, 3-Boespflug-647, 4-Stockon-600, 5-Courtney-516, 6-Leary-446, 7-Thomas-442, 8-Darland-418, 9-Cottle-392, 10-Hodges-387.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES: June 13 - Bechtelsville, PA - Grandview Speedway - "Jesse Hockett Classic" - "Eastern Storm"
Brad Sweet Wins The War
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Brad Sweet Wins The War
Scores $25,000 With Victory at the 39th annual AGCO Jackson Nationals
By Tony Veneziano
JACKSON, MN. - June 3, 2017 - Brad Sweet looked at the first two nights of the 39th annual AGCO Jackson Nationals for the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series at Jackson Motorplex as battles that would ultimately put him in position to win the war. He did exactly that on Saturday night to the tune of $25,000, adding his name to the illustrious list of past winners of the tradition-laden event.
For Sweet, it was his third win of the season and second on a half-mile. Sweet now has 23 career World of Outlaws Feature wins, which ties him for 19th on the Series' all-time win list with fellow competitors David Gravel and Shane Stewart, who also both finished in the top-five on Saturday night.
"It feels awesome to win the Jackson Nationals," said Sweet. "We're just ecstatic. I can't thank Tod Quiring and all the guys enough for taking a chance and putting on a three-day show that pays big money like this. It's a breath of fresh air and great to race for that kind of money. Hopefully the fans saw a good show."
Sweet lined up second for the 30-lap main event and challenged pole sitter Kerry Madsen in the early going. Sweet hung with Madsen for a number of laps, especially in lapped traffic, mainly while working the bottom lane of the track.
Just before the halfway point of the race, Donny Schatz got by Sweet for second, with the latter getting back by a couple of laps later. Sweet took the lead from Kerry Madsen on the back straightaway on lap 18 and led the remainder of the race. He did have to withstand a pair of restarts with 11 laps remaining. The first was a double-file restart and the second single-file. Strong restarts each time propelled him to a solid lead over Madsen.
"I was in attack mode the whole time," noted Sweet. "I was a little frustrated with myself. When I got behind Kerry (Madsen) I made a few mistakes and let Donny (Schatz) get by me. Usually you don't get that back. Then I was able to get by both of them. Once I was able to get in control of the race, I knew I was in good shape and just tried not to screw it up. I almost messed up a few times and didn't know how big of a lead we had, but I drove as hard I could those last 11 laps."
Madsen, who finished no worse than second on any of the three nights of the 39th Annual AGCO Jackson Nationals led the first 17 laps from the pole. Lapped traffic ended up being his Achille's heel, as Sweet got by him in traffic for the lead. Late in the race, Madsen was able to close back in on Sweet, using the top side of the half-mile.
"There were some classless people getting lapped and trying to take the leader out when they were getting lapped, but that's no excuse," said Madsen. "Brad (Sweet) probably deserved to win. We had a great car all weekend and to finish second, first and second is great. I'm really proud of the guys and the AGCO/Go Muddy car was a rocketship all week."
David Gravel won a heat race on Saturday night to earn a spot in the Craftsman Club Dash, where he finished eighth. Lining up on the outside of the fourth row for the main event, Gravel steadily worked his way to the front. Gravel took third at one point from Donny Schatz, only to have the caution flag fly before that lap was completed. He would again get by the eight-time and defending series champion to come home on the podium.
"It was good to end the weekend on the right note," said Gravel. "We kind of struggled all weekend and it took us a while to get the hang of it, but we got there. We're happy to finish on the podium. You want to win this race, but we dug ourselves a bit of a hole there. Third was the best we could do. The track was really fast and we needed lapped traffic and was just about to get to it at the end. Good job to Brad (Sweet) and Kerry (Madsen). They had the fastest cars all weekend and deserved to be up here."
Shane Stewart finished fourth, with Schatz in fifth and Joey Saldana crossing the line sixth. Daryn Pittman was seventh, followed by Mark Dobmeier in eighth, Ian Madsen in ninth and Logan Schuchart in 10th.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will next be in action on Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10 at Iowa's famed Knoxville Raceway.
World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Jackson Motorplex, MN; June 3, 2017
Feature (30 Laps) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2][$25,000]; 2. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1][$12,000]; 3. 5-David Gravel [8][$6,000]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [6][$5,250]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [3][$4,500]; 6. 17-Joey Saldana [5][$4,000]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [13][$3,500]; 8. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [11][$3,000]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [9][$2,750]; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart [18][$2,500]; 11. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [21][$2,300]; 12. 17B-Bill Balog [16][$2,250]; 13. 21-Brian Brown [17][$2,000]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [4][$1,600]; 15. 3-Tim Kaeding [15][$1,500]; 16. 55-Brooke Tatnell [20][$1,300]; 17. O9-Matt Juhl [22][$1,250]; 18. 4-Paul McMahan [19][$1,050]; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser [12][$1,050]; 20. 19-Brent Marks [24][$1,050]; 21. 82-Cap Henry [14][$1,000]; 22. 41-Jason Johnson [7][$1,000]; 23. 33-Danny Lasoski [10][$1,000]; 24. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [23][$1,000].
Lap Leaders: Kerry Madsen 1-17, Brad Sweet 18-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[+10].
Qualifying (Combined Event Points) - 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen, 1094; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 1082; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 1065; 4. 7S-Jason Sides, 1041; 5. 5-David Gravel, 1035; 6. 17-Joey Saldana, 1002; 7. 41-Jason Johnson, 997; 8. 2-Shane Stewart, 994; 9. 18-Ian Madsen, 982; 10. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 978; 11. 33-Danny Lasoski, 977; 12. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 975; 13. 9-Daryn Pittman, 974; 14. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 973; 15. 82-Cap Henry, 943; 16. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 910; 17. 3-Tim Kaeding, 909; 18. 17B-Bill Balog, 907; 19. 21-Brian Brown, 902; 20. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 898; 21. O9-Matt Juhl, 879; 22. 4-Paul McMahan, 871; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen, 856; 24. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 847; 25. 19-Brent Marks, 807; 26. 17X-Josh Baughman, 806; 27. 16-Travis Whitney, 797; 28. W20-Greg Wilson, 782; 29. 19P-Paige Polyak, 764; 30. 35-Skylar Prochaska, 740; 31. 23W-Scott Winters, 735; 32. 1B-Dustin Selvage, 729; 33. 13-Clyde Knipp, 724; 34. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 715; 35. 47-Brant O'Banion, 698; 36. 17H-Ryan Bickett, 686; 37. 4W-Matt Wasmund, 667
Heat #1 – (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [2]; 3. 3-Tim Kaeding [4]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 5. O9-Matt Juhl [5]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [6]; 7. 19P-Paige Polyak [7]; 8. 35-Skylar Prochaska [9]; 9. 7W-Tasker Phillips [8].
Heat #2 – (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer - 1. 17-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [2]; 3. 4-Paul McMahan [5]; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [4]; 5. 17X-Josh Baughman [6]; 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [3]; 7. 23W-Scott Winters [7]; 8. 47-Brant O'Banion [8].
Heat #3 – (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer – 1. 33-Danny Lasoski [2]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 3. 82-Cap Henry [3]; 4. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 5. 16-Travis Whitney [6]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 7. 1B-Dustin Selvage [7]; 8. 17H-Ryan Bickett [8].
Heat #4 – (8 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. 55-Brooke Tatnell [5]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2]; 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [3]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 4W-Matt Wasmund [8]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [7].
Craftsman Club Dash (6 Laps) - 1. 2M-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 5. 17-Joey Saldana [6]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [7]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson [8]; 8. 5-David Gravel [5]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [9]; 10. 33-Danny Lasoski [10].
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer - 1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [1][]; 2. O9-Matt Juhl [3][]; 3. 12-Lynton Jeffrey [2][]; 4. 19-Brent Marks [6][]; 5. 17X-Josh Baughman [5][$300]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [4][$250]; 7. 23W-Scott Winters [11][$225]; 8. 35-Skylar Prochaska [10][$200]; 9. 19P-Paige Polyak [9][$200]; 10. 7W-Tasker Phillips [14][$200]; 11. 1B-Dustin Selvage [12][$200]; 12. W20-Greg Wilson [8][$200]; 13. 16-Travis Whitney [7][$200]; 14. 17H-Ryan Bickett [16][$200]; 15. 4W-Matt Wasmund [17][$200]; 16. 47-Brant O'Banion [15][$200]; 17. 13-Clyde Knipp [13][$200].
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jason Johnson; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Sheldon Haudenschild; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Brad Sweet, Jason Sides, Joey Saldana, Shane Stewart, Jason Johnson; Craftsman/Sears: Kerry Madsen; KSE Hard Charger: Sheldon Haudenschild; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Brad Sweet; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jason Johnson.
SEASON WINNERS
Donny Schatz - 9 (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);
David Gravel - 8 (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.)
Logan Schuchart - 3 (Keller Auto Speedway on March 31, Eldora Speedway on May 12, Charlotte on May 26)
Brad Sweet - 3 (Stockton Dirt Track on March 25, Devil’s Bowl on April 15, Jackson Motorplex on June 3)
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)
Shane Stewart – 2 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 29)
Parker Price-Miller – 1 (Tri-State Speedway on May 14)
Ian Madsen – 1 (Jackson Motorplex on June 1)
Kerry Madsen – 2 (Jackson Motorplex on June 2)
WHITMOYER, STRUNK, AND KLINE FEATURE WINNERS ON SATURDAY AT GRANDVIEW
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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
MEDIA CONTACT: Ernie Saxton @ 215.752.7797 or Esaxton144@aol.com or 267.934.7286 (cell)
Results written by Vicki Gehris
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WHITMOYER TOPS IN SUMMER SPLASH SPORTSMAN SPECIAL WHILE STRUNK AND KLINE GRAB FEATURE WINS IN NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NIGHT
15 DIFFERENT FEATURE WINNERS DURING SIX SATURDAY NIGHT SHOWS
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. June 4, 2017 – Craig Whitmoyer has been struggling with engine issues and other mechanical problems this season in the NASCAR Sportsman ranks at Grandview Speedway, but Saturday night the Hamburg leadfoot had his self-owned No. 99 in top notch condition for the Summer Splash 40-lap feature when he scored his season first win for a payday in excess of $1,500. Whitmoyer had to hold off numerous challenges from runner-up Joe Funk III, who posted his season best run and also deal with heavy lapped traffic.
The T.P. Trailers 30-lap NASCAR 358 Modified feature was quite a battle between Mike Kellner and eventual winner Jeff Strunk. The pair battled through restarts and lap traffic before Strunk took advantage when Kellner went too high off the third turn and Strunk dove the Keystone Racing No. 126 underneath him with two laps to take the lead. It was Strunk’s first win of the year at the 1/3-mile, banked clay oval and his 66th Saturday night career win. Through all the side-by-side racing Strunk and Kellner never made contact proving it can be done.
Ron Kline posted back-to-back victories in the BRC NASCAR 25-lap Late Model feature for his third triumph of the season chased across the line by Chuck Schutz in the car normally driven by Andy Cassel since he had problems in his car in the timed hot laps.
All three feature winners collected bonus bucks from TP Trailers and Truck Equipment and product awards from VP Racing Fuels provided they met various requirements.
There have now been 15 different feature winners this season with no repeat winners in the Modified division after six Saturday night programs.
Paul Houseknecht took the early lead in the Sportsman feature and held that spot until the ninth lap restart needed when Andrew Kreis spun in the third turn with Kurt Bettler also involved since he had nowhere to go. On the restart Brad Arnold motored to the front of the pack. That was short-lived however as a flat tire brought Arnold to an abrupt halt along the homestretch one lap later. This incident put Whitmoyer at the head of the pack when action went green again. Pressuring Whitmoyer were Funk III, Mark Kemmerer, Houseknecht and Brad Grim.
A flat tire slowed Ryan Lilick’s pace in turn two for the 12th lap yellow. After a quick pit stop he rejoined the race. Whitmoyer held his high line on the restart while Funk III ran the bottom groove in an attempt to take the lead away.
Funk III began to close in on Whitmoyer, who had a slight edge over the pack, with Kemmerer, Brian Hirthler and Ryan Lilick, coming on strong after his pit stop.
Whitmoyer and Funk III ran door-handle to door-handle for several laps without incident and dealt with heavy traffic.
Jeromy Guistwite spun in the fourth turn for the last caution on the 35th lap which meant a single file restart. Lined up behind Whitmoyer were Funk III, Hirthler, Lilick and Louden Reimert.
Whitmoyer never faltered and held off all competitors to pull into the winner’s circle for the first time since the opener April 2016. It was his seventh career win. Finishing second was Funk III trailed by Hirthler, Lilick and Reimert.
Heats were won by Kemmerer, Paul Houseknecht and Guistwite. Mike Mammana was the consi winner.
Modified feature action saw Kellner charge to the front of the 29-car starting grid to set the pace with pressure from several competitors.
Mike Mahaney slowed along the backstretch with a flat tire for the fifth lap caution. The restart had Kellner still the leader, but now the son-father team of Steve and Ray Swinehart, Strunk and Grim lined up behind him.
Strunk overtook second on the sixth lap caution brought out by a multi-car third turn tangle to put his bids in for the lead.
Kellner ran a high line while Strunk tried to dive underneath him several times, but to no avail as Kellner out pulled him when they were side-by-side. R. Swinehart made it a three-way battle for first at one occasion, but that didn’t last long.
With four laps to go S. Swinehart, running sixth, stopped along the backstretch as his bad luck continued.
Kellner kept Strunk at bay on the restart, but Strunk didn’t give up.
Coming out of turn three with two laps to go, Kellner was up high in the marbles and Strunk emerged as the new leader.
For the second week in a row the feature ended under checkered/caution but that didn’t change the outcome and Strunk was the victor this time. What triggered the checkered/caution was Frank Cozze dove underneath Kellner, hit the yuke tire and spun. Cozze lost his third spot and a few others were collected in the accident. Kellner hung on for second followed by R. Swinehart, Craig Von Dohren and Duane Howard, who put on quite a battle in the later stages for third through fifth.
Blaine Bracelin, R. Swinehart and Jared Umbenhauer won the heats. Consolation races were won by Kevin Hirthler and Kyle Borror.
Late model action saw Dave Ogin, driving the car normally piloted by Blaine Emery take the early lead followed by Steve Todorow, Kyle Merkel, Kline and Steve Wilson.
Kline took over second on the 15th lap and set his sights on Ogin. Behind them Schutz, Todorow and Merkel jockeyed for the remaining spots.
Lou Egrie Sr. spun in the fourth turn to bring out the final caution on lap 21. At the same time Merkel, in the thick of the battle dropped out of contention. Ogin was still the leader when action resumed, but Kline made his presence known.
Kline became the new leader with three laps remaining and never looked back to chalk up his 39th career win. Schutz was able to grab second followed by Ogin, Wayne Pfeil and Bryon Sipe.
NASCAR stock car racing action returns to Grandview Speedway on Saturday, June 10th with the running of Whelen Engineering Night featuring the TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, Sportsman and BRC Late Models. Spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m. with racing at 7:30 p.m. Adult admission is $15 while youngsters 11 and under are admitted FREE. Free parking is available on the speedway grounds.
Coming up on Tuesday, June 13th is Jesse Hockett Classic featuring the United States Auto Club wingless sprint cars along with the Small Block Modifieds. Racing at 7:30 p.m.
RACE RESULTS
Summer Splash Sportsman Feature (40-Laps): 1. Craig Whitmoyer, 2. Joe Funk III, 3. Brian Hirthler, 4. Ryan Lilick, 5. Louden Reimert, 6. Ryan Beltz, 7. Brad Arnold, 8. Jim Housworth, 9. Dylan Swinehart, 10. Mark Kemmerer, 11. Brad Grim, 12. Jeromy Guistwite, 13. Caleb Ross, 14. Andrew Kreis, 15. Mike Mammana, DNF: 16. Dean Bachman, 17. Mike Lisowski, 18. Jesse Landis, 19. Ryan Shupp, 20. Paul Houseknecht, 21. Kurt Bettler, 22. Nathan Mohr, 23. Kyle Lilick, 24. Ryan Higgs. DNQ: Derrick Smith, B.J. Joly, Steve Young, John McGovern and Chad Kohler.
NASCAR TP Trailers Modified Feature (30-Laps): 1. Jeff Strunk, 2. Mike Kellner, 3. Ray Swinehart, 4. Craig Von Dohren, 5. Duane Howard, 6. Ryan Grim, 7. Mike Gular, 8. Doug Manmiller, 9. Jared Umbenhauer, 10. Kevin Hirthler, 11. Kyle Borror, 12. Danny Erb, 13. Brian Krummel (provisional), 14. Mike Mahaney, 15. Justin Grim, 16. Ron Seltmann Jr., 17. Chuck Esposito. DNF: 18. Frank Cozze, 19. Kyle Weiss, 20. Bobby Gunther-Walsh, 21. Steve Swinehart, 22. Colt Harris, 23. Kory Fleming, 24. John Willman, 25. Mark Kratz, 26. Addison Meitzler, 27. Mike Laise, 28. Blaine Bracelin, 29. Kenny Gilmore. DNQ: Brian Houseknecht, Brett Gilmore, Dan Waisempacher and Joe Fanelli.
BRC Late Model Feature (25-Laps): 1. Ron Kline, 2. Chuck Schutz, 3. Dave Ogin, 4. Wayne Pfeil, 5. Bryon Sipe, 6. Steve Todorow, 7 Steve Wilson, 8. Lou Egrie Sr., 9. Shawn Horning, 10. Todd Ravel. DNF: 11. Kyle Merkel, 12. Damon Neff, 13. Jordan Knepp, 14. Dan Hoffman.
Grandview Speedway continues to be one of the most successful NASCAR 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 Rainedout.com to get latest info on rainouts.
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, June 10, 7:30 p.m. TP Trailers Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars. Whelen Engineering Night
Tuesday, June 13, 7:30 p.m. Thunder on the Hill Racing Series featuring Jesse Hockett Classic featuring United States Auto Club (USAC) National Non-Win Sprint Cars and 358 Modified stock cars (NASCAR points awarded).
Saturday, June 17, 7:30 p.m. TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars.
Saturday, June 24, 7:30 p.m. TP Trailers 358 Modifieds, Sportsman, Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series and Blast from the Past Vintage Racers. Bechtelsville Car Wash Night
Saturday, July 1, 7:30 p.m. BRC Late Models Firecracker 40, TP Trailers 358 Modifieds and Sportsman
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HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsHamlin, PA - The Bealer Family Runs First And Second In Sensational 600 Sprint Feature At Hamlin Speedway
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
Hamlin Speedway keeps the Pocono Mountains humming and on Saturday night and in traditional fashion Promoters Randy and Denise Smith hosted a packed with excitement event on Saturday evening as a standing room only crowd on hand witnessed a spectacular seven feature race card. All cylinders were clicking to perfection as the fifth week of the 2017 racing season produced a well executed spectacle of speed in the Pocono Mountains. With superb weather acting as the backdrop early on that dipped quickly when the sun went down, the top stars at Hamlin duked it out on the well conditioned 1/5 mile clay cushioned raceway. The show proved to be a blessing as all of the preliminary events and the seven features were completed in orderly fashion although there were some bumps and brusies along the way. More than one hundred racers converged at the speedway to battle in their quest to find their way into the coveted Hamlin Victory Circle. The event was sponsored by S&S Speedways Indoor Go Karts located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Capturing wins during the evening were "The Oxford Express" Dale Kober as he continues to flourish at Hamlin with his fourth win of the season in the Super Slinger finale. New Yorker Nick Delcampo hopped aboard one of the Muller Family hot rods and it was the hot ticket in the All Star Slingshot main as he captured his first ever win at Hamlin. "The Nickel Man" Joel Smith was scary fast as he racked up his second win of the season in the exciting Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modified main event. Zach and Pat Bealer showed the competition the short way around Hamlin as the father/son duo baselined their way to a very popular win and second place finish in the headline 30 lap feature for the Wingless 600 Sprints.. Jenna Schostkewitz had the field covered as she raced to her third win of the season in the Wingless 270 Sprint headliner. Hunter Metzger was spot on as he gassed his way to his first career win at Hamlin in the Rookie 600 Sprint twenty lapper. The Junior Slingshot feature was captured by "TVD" Tanner VanDoren as he earned his second win of the season over a tough field of competition.
The "Stars of Tomorrow" from the Junior Slingshot division have been sensational all season long and Saturday was no exception as Tanner VanDoren wasted no time in seizing the lead at the start of the event with pressure coming from Tyler Banks and Jake Mason. Jumping into the picture a couple of laps later was sixth place starting Austin Homan and with one move after another found himself in the runner-up position. The top seven cars were close together in speed and action and a few skirmishes along the way slowed the event down at times. VanDoren would prevail with a stellar performance to capture his second win of the season. Austin Homan enjoyed his best run to date with a great finish in second place while Jake Mason, Tyler Banks and Shelby McLaughlin completed the top five. Not far behind was the second five with John Kendall, Adam Buchel, Joey Kalafut, James Benz and Rachel Dickinson following.
The stars of the over-35 Super Slinger division found Dale Kober at his best as he sailed around the speedway getting faster as the event wore on. Kober turned a fast time of 13.496 seconds to lead every lap but Mike Taylor remained close with some 13.609 second times. Kober would go on to capture his fourth win of the season while Taylor was second, the returning Greg Zellman third, Roger Collins fourth and Wes Hearn, who borrowed Tyler Peet's entry to keep up his points in the division. It was great to have Roger Collins back at the speedway in his first appearance of the season.
The Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint main found Hunter Metzger going to the top of the raceway to grab the lead at the start of the twenty lap main event. That would prove to be the winning move as Metzger strutted his stuff for twenty laps to capture his first ever win at the speedway. Dakota Bartlet has been steady all season long and had another great drive for runner-up honors. Paul Richards Jr had a fast hot rod and raced to third place while turning the fastest lap of the event at 12.360 seconds. Steady Ryan Lacoe was fourth and first time racer in a 600 Sprint Dylan Hoch rounded out the top five. Jake Roberts, Joey Amantea, Joe Nemeth, Carmen Leggio Sr and Tyler Kehs completed the top ten.
The Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modified found Joel Smith grabbing the lead at the start of the event and went clear sailing through twenty laps to claim his second win of the season. Anthony Recchio provided plenty of opposition and settled for second place while Jasper Ziegafuse, Michael Samony, Taylor Mills, John Mirabelli, Cody Motto and Janell Geary completed the field.
The Wingless 270 Sprint main found Glenn Macomber leading the first three laps before yielding to Jenna Schostkewitz. Once in front, Jenna reeled off some 12.422 second laps to drive away to a big advantage. got off to a slow start as broke before the event went green. The field slowed on lap-17 as "The Fearless One" Kyle Ferrucci hopped a wheel and got upside down on turn two. Ferrucci was unhurt in the incident. As the field went to green, Schostkewitz would lead the final three laps to claim her third win of the season. Glenn Macomber finished second with Paul Richards Jr, Mike Kalman and Alex Reinsmith following.
Ashley Kober and Nick Delcampo brought the star studded All Star Slingshot field to the starting line for the start of their 20-lap headliner. Delcampo won the drag race into turn one and kept the momentum going as he quickly tried to step away from the field. Ashley Kober had a solid run going and was the runner-up for many laps but this was a night when some behavioral issues had some tempers boiling over. Austin Silfee moved through the field from ninth position and at the midway point was working on slipping past Kober, Josh Marcus and Mike McLaughlin. At that point, more hits than misses kept the racing interesting.
The event was checkered at nineteen laps as the time for the event had passed with Delcampo a clear winner, Silfee second, Josh Marcus third in a great effort, Mike Mclaughlin and Wes Hearn (from 13th position) completing the top five. The second five found Tanner VanDoren, Ashley Kober, Alan Kober, Tyler Peet and Amanda Buchel following.
The headliner of the evening with $750.00 on the line found Zack Bealer grabbing up the initial lead with his Dad, Pat Bealer falling in behind him. Despite being father and son, they traded a bit of paint early on with Zack continuing to lead. The racing became a game of chess moves as the field stayed close and the battle for the baseline became more apparent with each passing lap. Former two time track champion Eddie Strada tried to move topside for a few laps but eventually moved back down to the bottom as Mick D'Agostino had thoughts of his own as he pulled close to Strada on occasion. Youngster Jacob Balliet was as cool as a kid could be as he duked it out with some of the best in the business.
As the event hit the two thirds mark, a check-up in turn three found Balliet turning around and his great run quickly went down the drain. On the restart, Colin White was able to duck underneath D'Agostino and the race would end with Zack Bealer in for the win with Pat Bealer second, Eddie Strada third, Colin White fourth and Mick D'Agostino fifth. The second five found Joel Smith, Damon Paul, Justin Mills, the returning Shelby Harper and steady Ryan Neil completing the top ten.
PEARL JAMS:
Get well wishes go out to Promoter Randy Smith as he suffered torn ligaments in his hand during the week and is in the Saint Likes Hospital. In his absence, the track crew headed up by Modified star Kevin Bates, did their due diligence and offered a very racy track to the drivers. A tip of the fedora to Denise and the entire crew for their hard work and dedication in going on with the show.
The Wingless 600 Sprints ran in a dual heat format with heat race wins going to Zack Bealer, Bobby Butler and Pat Bealer in the first set and Damon Paul, Eddie Strada and Jacob Balliet in the second set. Mike Taylor captured the heat win in the Super Slingers. Three heats were run for the All Star Slingshots with Ashley Kober, Josh Marcus and Nick Delcampo emerging victorious. Tyler Banks and Austin Homan captured the heat wins in the Junior Slingshots. Mike Kalman won the lone heat for the Wingless 270 Sprints.
Time trials were run for the Rookie Wingless 600 Sprints and Dylan Hoch stopped the clocks at 12.678 seconds to nip Ryan Lacoe who turned 12.800. Joel Smith was the top timer in the Stage One Modifieds with a 13.006 second time.
New and returning faces were abundant in the pit area as Roger Collins made his first start of the season in the Super Slingers. Dylan Hoch did a great job in the Rookie 600 Sprint class as he stepped aboard the Amber Oraschin racer and was impressive in the ride. Tyler Lindsey returned to action in the Rookie 600 Sprints. Zack Weisenfluh, who had the misfortune of getting upside down a week ago, was back in action. Jasper Ziegafuse returned to Smith Fabrications Rental car and was solid in the ride and AJ Hobbs returned to action in the division as well. Dillon Emmons made his first appearance at the speedway in some time. Returning to action included CJ Fritz and Matt Miller in the All Star Slingshots. Zack Bealer, Eddie Strada, Bobby Butler, Shelby Harper, Justin Grosz, Larry Hoagland and Mike Linderman were some of the returning faces for the 600 Sprints.
Fans, mark the dates on the calendar so you don't forget as in two weeks there will be two nights of racing at Hamlin next week on June 16th and 17th as Hamlin Speedways hosts the tenth annual "spring into summer sizzler" with a great weekend card of racing enjoyment; two great shows and two great payouts. The Friday evening event will headline the Junior Slingshot National Tour. The Saturday portion will include the Picnic and the rained out MA Gold Tour event for the All Star Slingshots.
The VetStock Firecracker 100 (Hamlin Hundred) event on July 1st is just a few weeks away and anyone who would like to get involved with this great promotion for this event should contact the S&S Speedways at: 570 420 5500. Whether it be a prize or cash donation for this event, all donations are accepted graciously and all will be announced leading up to the event as well as at the speedway. Check out the VetStock website at: www.VetStockUSA.com for additional information.
Lap Sponsorship is also being sold at $10.00 per lap so it is a good time to pump up your sponsors for this great cause. All lap sponsors will be named before the event goes green.
RESULTS:
All Star Slingshots: Nick Delcampo, Austin Silfee, JosAll All All Star Slingshots: Nick Delcampo, Austin Silfee, Josh Marcus, Mike McLaughlin, Wes Hearn, Tanner VanDoren, Ashley Kober, Alan Kober, Tyler Peet, Amanda Buchel, Tess Horvath, Jared Silfee, RJ Smykla, Mike Taylor, Samantha Muller, Dale Kober, Dillon Emmons, Emily Fleming, CJ Fritz, Cody Kline, Clayton Davey, Greg Zellman, Taylor Mills, Matt Miller, Troy Langendoerfer
Wingless 270cc Sprints: Jenna Schostkewitz Glenn Macomber, Paul Richards Jr, Mike Kalman, Alex Reinsmith, Kyle Ferrucci
Wingless 600cc Sprints: Zack Bealer, Pat Bealer, Eddie Strada, Colin White, Mick D'Agostino, Joel Smith, Damon Paul, Justin Mills, Shelby Harper, Ryan Neil, Bobby Butler, Duane White, Justin Grosz, Geordan Marrero, Jacob Balliet, Sam Kravitsky, Cody Smith, Larry Hoagland, Tyler Kehs, Brett Altemose, Zac Azzalina, Joseph Smith, Jared Lilly, Mike Linderman, JD Casazza, Mack Brink, Tyler Ulrich
Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Joel Smith, Anthony Recchio, Jasper Ziegafuse, Michael Samony, Taylor Mills, John Mirabelli, Cody Motto, Janell Geary, AJ Hobbs
Junior Slingshots: Tanner VanDoren, Austin Homan, Jake Mason, Tyler Banks, Shelby McLaughlin, John Kendall, Adam Buchel, Joey Kalafut, James Benz, Rachel Dickinson, Tommy Stillo, Colton Geary, Kyle Swart, James Hendricks, Aiden Donaldson, Abby Yates
Super Slingshots: Dale Kober, Mike Taylor, Greg Zellman, Roger Collins, Wes Hearn
JPA Masonry Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: Hunter Metzger, Dakota Bartlet, Paul Richards Jr, Ryan Lacoe, Dylan Hoch, Jake Roberts, Joey Amantea, Joe Nemeth, Carmen Leggio Sr, Tyler Kehs, Tyler Lindsey, Cody Powell, Zack Weisenfluh, Mikey Smith (DQ)
Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. The next event on the Hamlin Speedway schedule is set for June 10th when all Divisions will be in action on the 1/5th mile clay cushioned oval and the first edition of the popular NASCAR Crew Challenge.
Hamlin Speedway has many special events scheduled throughout the season and on June 16th and 17th will be the tenth edition of the two day "Spring Into Summer Sizzler" at the speedway that will feature the National Tour event for the Junior Slingshot drivers on the Friday evening portion of the event and the Picnic and an MA Gold Tour event for the All Star Slingshots on Saturday.
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
Visit us often for a great night of racing action as.........................
The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" Of The Poconos
