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Stewart Beats the Boss at Lawrenceburg Speedway Larson charges from sixth for runner-up finish
LAWRENCEBURG, IN. - May 29, 2017 - In an action-packed 35-lap Feature at the Lawrenceburg Speedway, Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series standout and Larson Marks Racing team owner, Kyle Larson used a line that no one dared to run, enabling him to the lead with over 10-laps remaining. A mistake in traffic by Larson allowed his driver, Shane Stewart to get back by his Boss in lap-traffic for his second World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series win of the 2017 season at Lawrenceburg Speedway.
The fans at Lawrenceburg Speedway were treated to one of the best World of Outlaws races of the season. It was a day that had everything from, slide-job passes, several lead changes, drama and much more.
"Man, that was blast," said Kyle Larson. "I hope you [fans] enjoyed that because that was awesome from my seat. That was one of the most intense Sprint Car races I've ran."
With three-time Lawrenceburg Speedway winner, Donny Schatz starting on the front row of the 35-lap Feature, he knew he had to contend with some heavy-hitter drivers in the field such as Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, David Gravel, Shane Stewart and the rest of the 25-car field.
2016 Lawrenceburg Speedway winner, Shane Stewart started the day off on the wrong foot. During hot laps, the team found an oil leak, but wasn't able to find the cause. The Larson Marks Racing team decided to change the powerplant on the No. 2 machine for precautionary reasons.
During the opening lap of the Feature event, Schatz rocketed out front but he was quickly challenged by Stewart, who started the race in the fourth position.
Schatz was able to hold the lead for the opening six laps, until the leaders got into slower lap traffic. Stewart, running second, was able to pounce on Schatz and overtake the No. 15 machine for the lead. The two would run side-by-side until the only yellow flag of the event was displayed on lap 13.
Stewart would hold the lead for the restart with Schatz in second. Kyle Larson who had started the event in the ninth spot had worked his way up to the sixth position.
A great restart by Larson propelled him from sixth to fourth but he didn't settle there as he quickly worked his way up to the runner-up position.
"I found a line just before the caution, running just above the cushion in Turns 1 and 2 and do a little bit of the same in Turns 3 and 4; was able to get to the lead like that," added Larson.
Larson Marks Racing co-owner didn't take it easy on his driver, as the No. 57 of Larson and the No. 2 of Stewart came together battling for the lead in turn two.
"I feel like I race [Shane] harder, it's always fun racing Shane," said Larson.
"I was just out there for a cool drive, until [Larson] came up," said Stewart. "I was shocked when [Larson] went by me up [top]; its Kyle Larson, what can you say?"
Larson would get by the No. 2 of Stewart for a couple laps as the two approached lap traffic.
"I got to lead there and made a mistake in traffic and [Shane] got back by," said Larson. "I cut across [the cushion] a little too soon and got in the holes and starting bouncing, that was what allowed Shane to get back by me. I knew I showed [Shane] my line and what I was doing so it was going to be tough to get back by him. We had a couple more opportunities at [Shane] but we just ran out of time, but that how's racing goes. I can't wait to race Sprint Cars some more."
After getting back by his Boss in lap traffic, Stewart was able to put a lap car between him and the No. 57 of Larson on the white flag lap giving Stewart the separation he needed to go on to repeat as winner at Lawrenceburg Speedway.
"It was fun racing against my car owner, definitely a fun race. I always enjoy coming here. The guys gave me a great car; they work endless hours to keep this car fast. I'm just the lucky man that gets to drive it."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action for three-nights at the The 39thAnnual AGCO Jackson Nationals at the Jackson Motorplex in Jackson, MN on Thursday, June 1 - 3. Tickets can be purchased online at slspromotions.ticketforce.com or by calling SLS Promotions at 815-344-2023.
Lawrenceburg Speedway Notebook
Feature (35 Laps): 1. 2-Shane Stewart [4][$10,000]; 2. 57-Kyle Larson [9][$5,500]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [1][$3,200]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [10][$2,800]; 5. 4-Paul McMahan [2][$2,500]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu [11][$2,300]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [5][$2,200]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [6][$2,100]; 9. 18-Ian Madsen [3][$2,050]; 10. 5-David Gravel [19][$2,000]; 11. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [12][$1,500]; 12. 49X-Tim Shaffer [13][$1,200]; 13. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [7][$1,100]; 14. 10H-Chad Kemenah [15][$1,050]; 15. 17-Joey Saldana [8][$1,000]; 16. A67-Brandon Wimmer [20][$900]; 17. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [14][$800]; 18. 11K-Kraig Kinser [22][$800]; 19. 7S-Jason Sides [23][$800]; 20. 3-Tim Kaeding [21][$800]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [18][$800]; 22. 67-Christopher Bell [17][$800]; 23. 99-Brady Bacon [16][$800]; 24. 12N-Cole Duncan [24][$800]; 25. 19-Brent Marks [25][$800];Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-6; Shane Stewart 7-22, 25-35; Kyle Larson 23-24; KSE Hard Charger Award: 5-David Gravel[+9]
Qualifying: 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.951; 2. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.958; 3. 5-David Gravel, 12.019; 4. 4-Paul McMahan, 12.125; 5. 17-Joey Saldana, 12.137; 6. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.14; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.141; 8. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.144; 9. 57-Kyle Larson, 12.152; 10. 49-Brad Sweet, 12.172; 11. 10H-Chad Kemenah, 12.185; 12. 2X-Parker Price-Miller, 12.247; 13. 3-Tim Kaeding, 12.247; 14. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.259; 15. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.264; 16. 99-Brady Bacon, 12.267; 17. 67-Christopher Bell, 12.403; 18. 12N-Cole Duncan, 12.407; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 12.424; 20. A67-Brandon Wimmer, 12.428; 21. 49X-Tim Shaffer, 12.449; 22. 7J-Joe Swanson, 12.462; 23. 24-Rico Abreu, 12.464; 24. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.485; 25. 26-Tayler Malsam, 12.519; 26. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 12.557; 27. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.59; 28. M1-Mark Smith, 12.605; 29. 27Z-Sean Zemunik, 12.666; 30. 49D-Shawn Dancer, 12.743; 31. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.777; 32. 19-Brent Marks, 12.858; 33. 85-Mike Terry, 13.128; 34. 83-Adam Cruea, 13.641; 35. 1S-Logan Schuchart, NT
Heat #1 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer to Feature: 1. 17-Joey Saldana [2]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 3. 57-Kyle Larson [3]; 4. 49X-Tim Shaffer [6]; 5. 67-Christopher Bell [5]; 6. 3-Tim Kaeding [4]; 7. 26-Tayler Malsam [7]; 8. 85-Mike Terry [9]; 9. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [8]
Heat #2 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer to Feature: 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 2. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 4. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [7]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 6. 12N-Cole Duncan [5]; 7. 49D-Shawn Dancer [8]; 8. 83-Adam Cruea [9]; 9. 7J-Joe Swanson [6]
Heat #3 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer to Feature: 1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [4]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 24-Rico Abreu [6]; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah [3]; 5. 5-David Gravel [1]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9]
Heat #4 (10 Laps) - Top 5 Transfer to Feature: 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 4-Paul McMahan [1]; 3. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [3]; 4. 99-Brady Bacon [4]; 5. A67-Brandon Wimmer [5]; 6. 19-Brent Marks [8]; 7. M1-Mark Smith [7]; 8. 7S-Jason Sides [6]
Craftsman Club Dash (8 Laps): 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 2. 4-Paul McMahan [1]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [7]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [5]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 7. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 8. 17-Joey Saldana [8]
Last Chance Showdown (12 Laps) - Top 4 Transfer to Feature: 1. 3-Tim Kaeding [1][-]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3][-]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [5][-]; 4. 12N-Cole Duncan [2][-]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [10][$300]; 6. 49D-Shawn Dancer [9][$250]; 7. 19-Brent Marks [11][$225]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [14][$200]; 9. 83-Adam Cruea [13][$200]; 10. 26-Tayler Malsam [6][$200]; 11. 13-Clyde Knipp [7][$200]; 12. 85-Mike Terry [12][$200]; 13. 7J-Joe Swanson [4][$200]; 14. M1-Mark Smith [8][$200]; 15. 27Z-Sean Zemunik [15][$200]
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Brent Marks; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Edelbrock ($50 cash): David Gravel; Comp Cams ($50 cash): David Gravel; Extended Stay America ($50 cash): Parker Price-Miller; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Sheldon Haudenschild; Super Flow ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Paul McMahan, Shane Stewart, Daryn Pittman, Jason Johnson, Sheldon Haudenchild; Craftsman/Sears: Ian Madsen; KSE Hard Charger: David Gravel; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Shane Stewart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Hunter Schuerenberg; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen.
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.)
Jason Johnson - 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 17, Devil’s Bowl on April 14)
Brad Sweet - 2 (Stockton Dirt Track on March 25, Devil’s Bowl on April 15)
Logan Schuchart - 3 (Keller Auto Speedway on March 31, Eldora Speedway on May 12, Charlotte on May 26)
Brian Brown – 1 (Cocopah Speedway on April 7);
Rico Abreu – 1 (Arizona Speedway on April 8)
Shane Stewart – 2 (Williams Grove Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway)
Parker Price-Miller – 1 (Tri-State Speedway on May 14).
Britten Earns Two Top-10 Results
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Mandee Pauch Relations – May 29, 2017 - Peter Britten recorded two top-10 finishes this past weekend at Sharon Speedway and Utica-Rome Speedway.
Britten opened his weekend with a victory in his heat race at Sharon Speedway on Saturday.
“We were charging pretty hard in the heat race,” he said. “It was a pretty close finish at the line. There were some smoother parts to drive through and I used it to my advantage.”
Britten started on the pole for the 25-lap main event.
“The first half of the race me and Rex King Jr. battled it out,” Britten mentioned. “He seemed like he was prepared to run through all the rough stuff down low. I didn’t really want to run down there so I set my car to run around that stuff and run up high.”
Britten felt the highline wasn’t fast enough to get the job done. “I could still go around and be fast but Rex was able to get through the rough stuff without getting screwed up and still run faster laps than me. I didn’t want to beat my car up so I wouldn’t run down there.”
Midway through the race a caution was brought out.
“On the restart I hit a rut the wrong way and just got all messed up,” he said. “It shoved me up the racetrack. I fell back to fifth. I had to claw my way back to third by the end of it.”
Britten is showing strong consistency, closing out his second top-ten finish at Sharon Saturday night.
“You never like to start on the pole and not win but considering the track conditions and everything else we were on pace to be able to win but circumstances weren’t in our favor. It feels good to have a competitive car and package down there.”
Due to Friday night’s race at Albany-Saratoga being canceled, Britten and the No.97 team hit the road for their first visit to Utica-Rome Speedway on Sunday.
Britten started seventh in his heat and finished sixth. “We weren’t set up right,” he said. “I don’t run there very often so it took me a little while to get going.”
Sunday night was a regular point show at Utica-Rome, which put Britten at a disadvantage. Due to the handicapping he had to start at the rear in both the heat race and feature.
Britten was able to advance from his 17th starting position in the feature to a 10th-place finish during his first visit at the track this season.
“We passed a couple of really good cars on the way,” noted Britten. “They weren’t pulling away from me and I was racing with them so I felt like I had a pretty competitive car.”
Britten plans to compete this Friday at Albany-Saratoga Speedway, Saturday at Sharon Speedway and Sunday at Weedsport Speedway for a special Big Block vs. Small Block show.
PETER BRITTEN RACING QUICK RESULTS -
May 27 – Sharon Speedway; Heat: 1 (6); Feature: 3 (1)
May 28 – Utica-Rome Speedway; Heat: 6 (7); Feature: 10 (17)
PETER BRITTEN RACING SEASON STATS -
10 races – 4 top 5’s, 7 top 10’s
UP NEXT –
Friday, June 2 – Albany-Saratoga Speedway
Saturday, June 3 – Sharon Speedway
Sunday, June 4 – Weedsport Speedway
MEDIA LINKS –
Website: www.peterbrittenracing.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/peter.britten.9
Twitter: www.twitter.com/peterbritten21a
Instagram: www.instagram.com/peterbritten
APPAREL –
All Peter Britten Racing apparel will be available for sale at their racecar trailer during events they compete in.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Strange Oval
Strange Oval is a division of Strange Engineering, an industry leading company that has been manufacturing (USA) driveline and suspension components for all forms of racing and hi-performance vehicles since 1964. For more information, visit www.strangeoval.com.
“They take a product that there might not really be a huge market for and make it better,” Britten said. “They make by far the best driveshaft’s out there. They put a lot of effort into their torsion bar program. They realized the stuff the market was lacking and went ahead and spent the money to develop some pretty high quality and high performance products.”
Peter Britten Racing would also like to thank Troyer, Sweet MFG, Wilwood, Integra, FK Rod Ends, Hypercoil, Winters Performance, AMI, JBR Motorsports, Flach Performance Products, Liberty Steel, Strange Oval and Andy’s Speed Shop for their continued support.
MANDEE PAUCH RELATIONS – Mandee Pauch Relations specializes in affordable public relations and media management for drivers, race teams, racetracks, businesses, sponsors, events and more. MPR provides a wide array of services that individuals in the racing industry require in order to advance in the sport.
To meet the media relations needs of your program contact Mandee Pauch at mandee@mandeepauchrelations.com. For more information on MPR, visit www.mandeepauchrelations.com.
About Mandee Pauch Relations
MPR exists to create experiences where passion and purpose come together to provide compelling, effective and results-driven public relation services that succeed on various levels for our clients. MPR offers a wide variety of services including press releases, website design and maintenance, sponsorship proposals, driver portfolios, social media monitoring and more. For more information, visit www.mandeepauchrelations.com.
HBR Racing Recap 5/29/17
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Mandee Pauch Relations – May 29, 2017 – The HBR team produced two solid top-five finishes Saturday night at the high-banked Fulton Speedway.
The team was set to kickoff their weekend Friday night at Brewerton Speedway but the race was canceled due to rain.
Jimmy Phelps opened up the night with a fifth place finish from his sixth place starting spot.
Phelps fifth place finish in the heat race locked him into the 14th starting position for the main event.
Phelps maneuvered his way through the field and was able to claim the second spot with five laps remaining. “We had a final restart with two laps to go,” Phelps noted. “I think we were good enough to win, we just needed some more laps to get going. I thought we had a really good car.”
For the second week in a row, Phelps capped off his Saturday night in the runner up spot at Fulton.
“It’ll come,” he said. “We just have to break that barrier.”
Teammate Max McLaughlin had a strong heat race. McLaughlin started third and ran off with the heat race victory.
McLaughlin started on the outside of the third row for the main event.
“I dialed the front brake in when I was running the bottom,” McLaughlin said. “When I moved to the top it was too much and my brakes locked up and I jumped the cushion.”
Despite losing a few spots, McLaughlin toughed it out and drove back through to finish in fourth.
Next on tap for the HBR team will be at Brewerton Speedway this Friday night, June 2, Fulton Speedway on Saturday, June 3 and a special show on Sunday, June 4 at Weedsport Speedway for the Big Block vs. Small Block Challenge.
HBR QUICK RESULTS
Jimmy Phelps
May 20 – Fulton Speedway; Heat: 5 (6); Feature: 2 (14)
Max McLaughlin
May 20 – Fulton Speedway; Heat: 1 (3); Feature: 4 (6)
HBR SEASON STATS –
Jimmy Phelps
9 races - 6 top fives, 8 top 10’s
Max McLaughlin
9 races - 5 top fives, 5 top 10’s
UP NEXT –
Friday, June 2 - Brewerton Speedway
Saturday, June 3 - Fulton Speedway
Sunday, June 4 - Weedsport Speedway
MEDIA LINKS –
HBR
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hbrmotorsports
Twitter: www.twitter.com/HBR_Racing
Jimmy Phelps
Website: www.jimmyphelps.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/JimmyPhelps
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jimmy_phelps
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jimmyphelps
Max McLaughlin
Website: www.maxmclaughlinracing.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MaxMcLaughlinRacing
Twitter: www.twitter.com/MaxMcLaughlin_
Instagram: www.instagram.com/maxmclaughlin_
Dave Blaney
Twitter: www.twitter.com/BuckeyeBullet10
APPAREL –
The HBR team has apparel available for sale at their racecar trailer during events they compete in this season.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHTS –
JIMMY PHELPS’ SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Simpson Race Products
Simpson Race Products is an American motorsports parts supplier. They supply gloves, helmets, harness systems, driver's suits, head restraints, shoes and more to racers at local tracks and international teams. For more information, visit www.simpsonraceproducts.com.
“They’ve been the industry leader in safety for quite some time,” Phelps said. “I’m proud to represent a product that gives us the confidence that we’re fitted with the best.”
Phelps would also like to thank J&B Installations, Mohawk Northeast, JRI Shocks, Teo Pro Car, Strange Oval, Winters Performance, Bob Bruneau, Simpson Race Products, VP Fuels, Fragola Performance Systems, Jones Racing Products, Wilwood , FK Rod Ends, Cobra Motorhomes, Bert Transmissions, Eibach, Industrial, Tire of CNY, Driven Racing Oil and Arts Radiator for their continued support.
MAX MCLAUGHLIN’S SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT – Winters Performance
Winters Performance builds products for the entire racing industry. Their quality products are distributed worldwide through a large dealer network. For more information, visit www.wintersperformance.com.
“Winters Performance gives us quality products day in and day out,” McLaughlin said. “Working with them is always great. They always help us with anything we may need.”
McLaughlin would also like to thank Textron Off Road, Mohawk Northeast Inc., Simpson Race Products, Wienerschnitzel, Just Let Me Do It Commercial Services, Eibach Springs, Max Papis Inc., HBR, Bob Bruneau, Nitro Manufacturing, Maxima Racing Oils, Winters Performance Products, Hoosier, Cobra, TEO Pro Car, Pro Bar, Strange Oval, JRI Shocks, Absolute Audio, Fragola Performance Systems, Wilwood, Lincoln Electric, VP Racing Fuel, Jones Racing Products, FK Rod Ends, Bert Transmission, ASI Racewear, Swindell Speed Lab, Walker Performance Filtration Systems, HD Designs, Torie Costa Foundation and Butler Built Seats for their continued support.
MANDEE PAUCH RELATIONS – Mandee Pauch Relations specializes in affordable public relations and media management for drivers, race teams, racetracks, businesses, sponsors, events and more. MPR provides a wide array of services that individuals in the racing industry require in order to advance in the sport.
To meet the media relations needs of your program contact Mandee Pauch at mandee@mandeepauchrelations.com. For more information on MPR, visit www.mandeepauchrelations.com.
About Mandee Pauch Relations
MPR exists to create experiences where passion and purpose come together to provide compelling, effective and results-driven public relation services that succeed on various levels for our clients. MPR offers a wide variety of services including press releases, website design and maintenance, sponsorship proposals, driver portfolios, social media monitoring and more. For more information, visit www.mandeepauchrelations.com.
MID-ATLANTIC SPRINT SERIES/THUNDER ON THE HILL NEWS
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INCLIMENT WEATHER HALTS RACING AT GRANDVIEW, MASS RAIDS DELAWARE INTERNATIONAL ON JUNE 10TH
BECHTELSVILLE, PA
By ERIKA PALMAI WAGNER
Twenty-Six Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series competitors were eagerly ready to take part in the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series events at Grandview Speedway on Sunday. But with the forecast drastically take a turn for the worse, officials were forced to cancel the ‘Triple Thunder Thriller’ event.
“We were really happy with the number of teams that supported us today, even with threat of rain,” Eddie Wagner, Regional Director of MASS said. “The quality of talent we had in the pits tonight was sure to shape up to be a great night of racing, that’s for sure. I can’t thank the Thunder on the Hill management and officials enough for trying to make a go at it, and for including us in their show tonight.”
Fans, drivers and teams who attended Sunday’s rained out event can use their wristbands for any future Thunder on the Hill event “of equal value or they may pay the additional fee for a show of great value” as per the Thunder on the Hill website. The Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series will be back for a Thunder on the Hill event on October 14th for the ‘Madhouse Halloween Party’.
With Big Diamond Speedway cancelling the June 2nd appearance of the MASS 305 Sprint Cars due to rain outs plaguing their season and special events that they’ve had to continuously postpone, the series will shift their focus on its first ever race at Delaware International Speedway on Saturday, June 10th.
“We are really excited for our first ever appearance at Delaware International,” Wagner stated. “I’ve raced myself at DIS when I ran with URC a few years ago, and I think this track is the perfect place for Sprint Cars. The surface is very racy to where you can use both the top and bottoms of the speedway to your advantage, making the show always exhilarating for the fans and the drivers as well”.
For upcoming details on the next event at Delaware International Speedway and news on what’s happening with the Mid-Atlantic Sprint Series, please visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/midatlanticsprintseries/ or visit our website at www.masprintseries.com.
Thunder News
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CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443 513 4456
THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
RAIN STOPS THUNDER ON THE HILL SERIES SUNDAY, USAC INVADES THE HILL TUESDAY, JUNE 13
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (May 28, 2017) – Thirty-two Modifieds were signed in for action when rain began falling on the famed 1/3-mile Grandview Speedway – as a result, NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series officials were forced to cancel Sunday’s Pioneer Pole Buildings Triple Thunder Thriller event.
“Like most of the race fans, we’ve been watching the radar intently for days,” Co-Promoter Bob Miller stated. “For the past three or four days things looked promising and we were excited to get the 28th Thunder on the Hill Racing Series season started.”
Guests can use their rain checks for any future Thunder on the Hill event of equal value or they may pay the additional fee for a show of great value. The May 28 ticket will hold its’ face value.
The Thunder crew turns their focus to Tuesday, June 13th and a thrilling double-header event -- the 11th running of the Jesse Hockett Classic USAC AMSOIL Non-Wing National Sprint Car Touring Series as part of the Eastern Storm, coupled with the 358 NASCAR Modifieds. General Admission tickets for these two headline divisions are $30 for Adults, $10 for children (6-11), and Kids 5 & Under always Free.
Teams are encouraged to pre-enter by calling 443-513-4456 or by visiting thunderonthehillracingseries.com. There is NO ENTRY FEE for this special event.
The Pioneer Pole Buildings Mobile Sales Unit will be on display in the mid-way along with all of the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series mainstay promotions including the Low Down & Dirty Radio Show pre-race Meet and Greet, pit area tours, the Inside/Out Experience – where fans can watch hot laps from the infield, take a ride in the Eli’s Auto World Pace Truck, see Joe ‘The Pizza Dude’ offering up free pizzas to the rowdiest fans, give-a-ways, and appearances by Miss Thunder on the Hill, Lauren Fischer.
NAPA Auto Parts continues their long run with the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series as the title sponsor joined by Pioneer Pole Buildings, Eli’s Auto World Quaker Steak & Lube, and GALCO Business Communications.
2017 Thunder Racing Series Schedule:
11th Annual Jesse Hockett Classic - Tuesday, June 13 7:30 PM -- USAC National Wingless Sprint Car Series Eastern Storm and 358 Modifieds*
Pennsylvania Sprint Car Speedweek - Tuesday, July 4 7:30 PM - 410 Sprint Cars & 358 Modifieds*
3rd Annual Thunder Cup Arctic Cat All-Star Circuit of Champions - Thursday, August 17 7:30 PM - 410 Sprint Cars & Sportsman*
Mods at the Madhouse Halloween Party - Saturday, October 14 6 PM - Big-Block/358 Modifieds 40 Laps, Sportsman & MASS Sprints
*NASCAR Points event
Grandview Speedway
GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
Series Website: Track Website: www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderonthehill
About Thunder on the Hill Racing Series
The brainchild of Grandview Speedway owner Bruce Rogers, special events promoter Bob Miller and local driving star Dave Kelly, the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series celebrates 28 years of the most anticipated events of the racing calendar year after year. In 124 events over $4.2 million dollars has been divvied up among the area's fastest racers. What started as a single 410 Sprint Car event in 1990 has blossomed to feature a variety of racing action including 358 Modifieds, USAC Wingless Sprints, All-Star Circuit of Champions, 360 & 410 Sprint Cars, Sportsman, Late Models, Midgets, Legends cars, DIRTcar and ROC Modified events.
About Grandview Speedway
Grandview Speedway is a high-banked one-third mile clay oval, celebrating their 55th Anniversary season in 2017. The facility offers free parking, quality food at reasonable prices (be sure to try the french fries), a program book, Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill race wear and great viewing from every seat in the house. Race fans may take part in the Inside/Out promotion, where you can sign up (no charge) to watch warm-ups from inside turn four. Race fans are also invited to victory lane following the racing program and, race fans may enter the pits after the races to meet the drivers. Be ready to enjoy the spine-tingling fireworks salute on the feature event parade lap.
‘Outsider’ Shaffer takes FAST/OSCS loot at Fremont Speedway
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Contact: Brian Liskai
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FREMONT, Ohio – Aliquippa, Pennsylvania’s Tim Shaffer made the long drive from Charlotte, N.C. to Fremont, Ohio Saturday and stole the loot from the drivers in the All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads FAST Championship 410 Series presented by Ohio Logistics and the Ohio Sprint Car Series (OSCS). Shaffer took the lead with only three laps to go in the 40-lap affair and drove to the $5,000 victory on Jon Wright’s Custom Chrome Plating Night at “The Track That Action Built.”
Shaffer had competed with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Friday in North Carolina. The team drove throughout the night to Fremont to compete in the 2nd installment of the “North vs. South” battle in Ohio pitting FAST against the OSCS. Shaffer steadily worked his way through the field from his 12th starting position and blasted under Parker Price Miller to earn his 16th career victory at Fremont Speedway.
“I’ve always loved this place. I hope everyone can get things straightened out and get some All Star shows or Outlaw shows back here. This place is awesome. It races so great…no matter if it’s rough, heavy, slick, tacky what ever. Hats off to Farmer (Rich Farmer, track promoter) for putting this on. They did a great job despite all the rain in the area. Hats off to Cody Jacobs and the Redzik-Demyan team. Cody’s been working his tail off and he’s given us a great car. We’ve been working together and making it nice and I’m grateful to have him. He makes my job a lot of fun again,” said Shaffer of his Rudzik Excavating; Triple X Chassis; VRP Shocks; FK Rod Ends; Scoville Designs backed #49.
Jordan Ryan and Broc Martin brought the field to green for the feature event with Martin gaining the advantage over Cale Thomas, Ryan, Parker Price Miller, FAST point leader D.J. Foos, Lee Jacobs and quick qualifier Adam Kekich. The fast track placed the leaders into heavy lapped traffic by lap eight and that allowed Thomas to take the lead. Martin drove back by to regain the top spot a lap later with Price Miller closing in third. Martin, Thomas and Price Miller put on a clinic in slicing through traffic over the next hand full of laps with Price Miller taking the lead on lap 12.
The first of only two race stoppages came on lap 15 when Ryan Myers took a spill. The restart saw Price Miller continue to lead Martin, Thomas, Ryan, Shaffer and Lee Jacobs. Lapped traffic came back into play at the half way point with Price Miller pulling away slightly over Martin, Thomas, Shaffer and Ryan. Shaffer moved into third on lap 28 as the leaders raced through heavy lapped traffic. Shaffer used the traffic to grab second on lap 33.
The car on the move was 2016 OSCS champion Cole Duncan who had worked his way to fourth from his 16th starting position. However, Duncan’s great run came to a crashing end with three laps to go when he tangled with a lapped car. Shaffer had just executed the winning move exiting on the bottom of turn two to grab the lead. With a clear track on the restart Shaffer pulled away for the victory over Price Miller, Martin, Thomas and Brady Bacon rounding out the top five.
The “Battle for Ohio” will resume Friday, June 2 at Attica Raceway Park as the OSCS teams travel north once again to battle the FAST stars. It will be a double-header weekend for the FAST teams as they also compete Saturday, June 3 at Fremont Speedway.
Those seeking additional information regarding the 2017 All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads FAST Championship 410 Sprint Series presented by Ohio Logistics or the 2017 JLH General Contractor FAST Championship 305 Sprint Series presented by Engine Pro can log on at www.fastondirt.com. Be sure to stay updated on everything FAST related and ‘like’ FAST on Facebook at facebook.com/fastondirt and follow FAST on Twitter @FASTseries.
FAST On Dirt, Inc. would like to thank the following contributors to the 2017 FAST Series point fund: All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads, Ohio Logistics, JLH General Contractors, Engine Pro, Kistler Racing Products, Engler Machine & Tool, CP-Carillo Pistons, Design Graphics Group Inc., SCS Gearbox, Reebar Die Casting, Hoseheads.com, Level Performance, Young's RV Centers, Gressman Powersports, Hoserville Ohio, Jon Wright’s Custom Chrome Plating, Fremont Fence, Baumann Auto Group, Fricker’s, Goofy Golf, NAPA Auto Parts, Hoosier Tire, UNOH, Welty Financial Services, EZ Shop, US Army, Weld Racing Wheels and the Pub 400 of Fremont
Fremont Speedway
May 27, 2017
[*] indicates starting position.
410 Sprints – Fort Ball Pizza Palace
Fricker’s Qualifying
1.5K-Adam Kekich, 12.205; 2.45L-Brian Lay, 12.229; 3.4k-Kody Kinser, 12.310; 4.81-Lee Jacobs, 12.338; 5.49-Tim Shaffer, 12.380; 6.16-Chris Andrews, 12.396; 7.2-Parker Price-Miller, 12.420; 8.23-DJ Foos, 12.431; 9.35-Stuart Brubaker, 12.495; 10.91-Cale Thomas, 12.498; 11.83M-Broc Martin, 12.501; 12.9R-Jordan Ryan, 12.520; 13.99-Brady Bacon, 12.527; 14.26-Taylor Malsam, 12.541; 15.4H-Tracy Hines, 12.616; 16.22M-Dan McCarron, 12.677; 17.22-Cole Duncan, 12.680; 18.4S-Brian Smith, 12.693; 19.56R-Ryan Myers, 12.705; 20.8-Dean Jacobs, 12.713; 21.57X-Andrew Palker, 12.736; 22.7-Troy Kingan, 12.752; 23.5-Byron Reed, 12.769; 24.22B-Ryan Broughton, 12.784; 25.60-Jody Keegan, 12.806; 26.7V-Shawn Valenti, 12.808; 27.8M-TJ Michael, 12.814; 28.3G-Carson Macedo, 12.824; 29.8J-Jess Stiger, 12.830; 30.7DK-Dylan Kingan, 12.836; 31.59S-Ryan Smith, 12.837; 32.5X-Justin Peck, 12.888; 33.9Z-Duane Zablocki, 12.903; 34.4-Danny Smith, 12.974; 35.27-Cody Gallogly, 12.978; 36.59-Bryan Nuckles, 12.999; 37.68G-Tyler Gunn, 13.072; 38.27Z-Sean Zemunik, 13.095; 39.17x-Dain Naida, 13.105; 40.9-Ryan Linder, 13.159; 41.83-Nate Reeser, 13.162; 42.22D-Josh Davis, 13.221; 43.2P-Ricky Peterson, 13.413; 44.80-Lance Webb, 13.553; 45.18D-Bobby Distel, 99.280;
Heat 1 (8 Laps, top 3 to A)
1. 83M-Broc Martin[2] ; 2. 5K-Adam Kekich[4] ; 3. 22M-Dan McCarron[1] ; 4. 16-Chris Andrews[3] ; 5. 60-Jody Keegan[6] ; 6. 59S-Ryan Smith[7] ; 7. 57X-Andrew Palker[5] ; 8. 83-Nate Reeser[9] ; 9. 59-Bryan Nuckles[8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps, top 3 to A)
1. 22-Cole Duncan[1] ; 2. 9R-Jordan Ryan[2] ; 3. 2-Parker Price-Miller[3] ; 4. 7V-Shawn Valenti[5] ; 5. 45L-Brian Lay[4] ; 6. 5X-Justin Peck[7] ; 7. 68G-Tyler Gunn[8] ; 8. 22D-Josh Davis[9] ; 9. 8M-TJ Michael[6]
Heat 3 (8 Laps, top 3 to A)
1. 99-Brady Bacon[2] ; 2. 23-DJ Foos[3] ; 3. 4k-Kody Kinser[4] ; 4. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[7] ; 5. 3G-Carson Macedo[6] ; 6. 2P-Ricky Peterson[9] ; 7. 7-Troy Kingan[5] ; 8. 4S-Brian Smith[1] ; 9. 27Z-Sean Zemunik[8]
Heat 4 (8 Laps, top 3 to A)
1. 56R-Ryan Myers[1] ; 2. 81-Lee Jacobs[4] ; 3. 5-Byron Reed[5] ; 4. 35-Stuart Brubaker[3] ; 5. 26-Taylor Malsam[2] ; 6. 4-Danny Smith[7] ; 7. 17x-Dain Naida[8] ; 8. 8J-Jess Stiger[6] ; 9. 80-Lance Webb[9]
Heat 5 (8 Laps, top 3 to A)
1. 8-Dean Jacobs[1] ; 2. 4H-Tracy Hines[2] ; 3. 91-Cale Thomas[3] ; 4. 22B-Ryan Broughton[5] ; 5. 49-Tim Shaffer[4] ; 6. 27-Cody Gallogly[7] ; 7. 7DK-Dylan Kingan[6]
C-Main 1 (10 Laps, top 2 to B)
1. 59S-Ryan Smith[1] ; 2. 68G-Tyler Gunn[7] ; 3. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[3] ; 4. 5X-Justin Peck[2] ; 5. 27-Cody Gallogly[5] ; 6. 17x-Dain Naida[9] ; 7. 80-Lance Webb[14] ; 8. 83-Nate Reeser[11] ; 9. 2P-Ricky Peterson[13] ; 10. 27Z-Sean Zemunik[8] ; 11. 59-Bryan Nuckles[6] ; 12. 22D-Josh Davis[12] ; 13. 4-Danny Smith[4]
B-Main 1 (12 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 45L-Brian Lay[1] ; 2. 49-Tim Shaffer[2] ; 3. 35-Stuart Brubaker[4] ; 4. 4S-Brian Smith[6] ; 5. 16-Chris Andrews[3] ; 6. 7V-Shawn Valenti[11] ; 7. 3G-Carson Macedo[13] ; 8. 26-Taylor Malsam[5] ; 9. 68G-Tyler Gunn[17] ; 10. 59S-Ryan Smith[16] ; 11. 22B-Ryan Broughton[9] ; 12. 57X-Andrew Palker[7] ; 13. 7-Troy Kingan[8] ; 14. 8M-TJ Michael[12] ; 15. 60-Jody Keegan[10] ; 16. 8J-Jess Stiger[14] ; 17. 7DK-Dylan Kingan[15]
A-Main 1 (40 Laps)
1. 49-Tim Shaffer[12] ; 2. 2-Parker Price-Miller[5] ; 3. 83M-Broc Martin[2] ; 4. 91-Cale Thomas[3] ; 5. 99-Brady Bacon[9] ; 6. 9R-Jordan Ryan[1] ; 7. 45L-Brian Lay[11] ; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs[6] ; 9. 4k-Kody Kinser[7] ; 10. 23-DJ Foos[4] ; 11. 5K-Adam Kekich[8] ; 12. 5-Byron Reed[20] ; 13. 35-Stuart Brubaker[14] ; 14. 8-Dean Jacobs[19] ; 15. 16-Chris Andrews[13] ; 16. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[22] ; 17. 22M-Dan McCarron[15] ; 18. 22-Cole Duncan[16] ; 19. 26-Taylor Malsam[21] ; 20. 4S-Brian Smith[17] ; 21. 4H-Tracy Hines[10] ; 22. 59S-Ryan Smith[24] ; 23. 56R-Ryan Myers[18] ; 24. 4-Danny Smith[23]
Hard Charger: 49-Tim Shaffer +11
American Sprint Car Series News
Posted by: | CommentsSam Hafertepe, Jr. Dominates ASCS Gulf South At The Devil's Bowl
MESQUITE, Texas (May 27, 2017) Sam Hafertepe, Jr. has stated that the Devil's Bowl Speedway is his favorite track, and so far in 2017 the Sunnyvale, Texas racer is perfect at the Mesquite half-mile with Saturday's $3,000 paycheck coming with the Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region.
Sam's third win on the year at the Devil's Bowl, and seventh overall in ASCS competition, the Hwy. 79 Collision/J&J Auto Racing No. 15h shot straight to the lead from the fourth starting spot to pace all 25 laps for his 11th career ASCS Gulf South score.
Just off his first ASCS victory of the season one night ago, Ray Allen Kulhanek kept his momentum going with a runner-up finish while Washington's Seth Bergman came up to finish third. Switching cars after Friday night, Johnny Herrera wheeled to a fourth place finish after starting 12th with John Carney II placing fifth.
Matt Covington sixth was followed by Sammy Swindell in seventh from 16th. Channin Tankersley, Harli White, and 17th starting Blake Hahn completed the top-ten.
One night of racing remains on the weekend on Sunday, May 28 with the Griffith Truck and Equipment ASCS Gulf South Region headlining action at the Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas.
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 dates across the ASCS Nation in 2017, log onto www.ascsracing.com.
Race Results:
ASCS Gulf South Region
Devil's Bowl Speedway - Mesquite, Texas
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Car Count: 27
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 11X-John Carney II[2]; 2. 2X-Tucker Doughty[1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 4. 6-Dustin Gates[4]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[3]; 6. 76-Zane Lawrence[9]; 7. 4-Austin Mundie[7]; 8. 44-Jared Sewell[6]; 9. 02-Tony Russell[8]
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 2. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek[5]; 3. 40-Howard Moore[2]; 4. 28-Tommy Bryant[3]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[9]; 6. 45-Martin Edwards[6]; 7. 7-Paul Solomon[4]; 8. 14-Michael Lang[8]; 9. 57-Jacob Lucas[7]
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 88-Scottie McDonald[2]; 2. 17W-Harli White[1]; 3. 17-Channin Tankersley[3]; 4. 2C-Wayne Johnson[5]; 5. 45X-Johnny Herrera[7]; 6. 3-Sammy Swindell[6]; 7. 99X-Dalton Stevens[9]; 8. 83-Chris Solomon[8]; 9. 90-Lance Norick[4]
B Feature (12 Laps): 1. 28-Tommy Bryant[1]; 2. 3-Sammy Swindell[5]; 3. 52-Blake Hahn[2]; 4. 99X-Dalton Stevens[3]; 5. 4-Austin Mundie[6]; 6. 14-Michael Lang[8]; 7. 7-Paul Solomon[7]; 8. 83-Chris Solomon[9]; 9. 44-Jared Sewell[10]; 10. 45-Martin Edwards[4]; 11. 02-Tony Russell[11]; 12. 57-Jacob Lucas[12]; 13. 90-Lance Norick[13]
A Feature (25 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[4]; 2. 21T-Ray Allen Kulhanek[1]; 3. 23-Seth Bergman[6]; 4. 45X-Johnny Herrera[12]; 5. 11X-John Carney II[3]; 6. 95-Matt Covington[5]; 7. 3-Sammy Swindell[16]; 8. 17-Channin Tankersley[9]; 9. 17W-Harli White[7]; 10. 52-Blake Hahn[17]; 11. 14-Michael Lang[20]; 12. 76-Zane Lawrence[13]; 13. 6-Dustin Gates[14]; 14. 40-Howard Moore[10]; 15. 28-Tommy Bryant[15]; 16. 99X-Dalton Stevens[18]; 17. 88-Scottie McDonald[8]; 18. 2C-Wayne Johnson[11]; 19. 4-Austin Mundie[19]; 20. 2X-Tucker Doughty[2]
