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INGRAHAM TAKES WALL STADIUM LADIES’ NIGHT MODIFIED WIN
WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. September 17, 2016 - Shawna Ingraham was flying Saturday night and appropriately won the Downs Ford Modified stock car 40-lap main event during “Ladies’ Night” competition at Wall Stadium Speedway. It was the Brick resident’s second win of the season and the third Modified triumph of her career. She remains the only female to win in Modified competition since the speedway opened in 1950.
Ingraham wrestled Shaun Carrig of Little Falls at the opening green flag of the event before stretching a lead through the first 18 laps of the race. Four-time champion Chas Okerson of Freehold then challenged her on a restart and remained within striking distance before Anthony Sesely of Matawan advanced to second with ten laps remaining. Sesely tried to race into the lead on a restart but drifted high in turn two with point leader Steven Reed of Jackson and Okerson getting by for second and third.
Okerson was then able to get by Reed for second and chased Ingraham to the finish line. Sesely and Andrew Krause of Holmdel, who was forced to pit to change a flat tire earlier in the race, wrapped up the top five.
“I felt I couldn’t do the same thing on every restart so I tried to mix it up to keep them off guard,” Ingraham said of her restart strategy. “The car was very fast tonight and was handling well. That allowed me to change things up and stay out front.”
Howell’s Jimmy Blewett came from deep in the 19-car field to win the companion 30-lapper for the Snap On Sportsman cars. Dom Fattarusso of Brick led the first 17 laps before he and Blake Barney of Jackson touched on the front stretch with Barney taking the lead. Blewett was soon second and took over the lead with a diving pass in turn two on the 25th lap.
Blewett then fought off Tyler Truex of Mayetta on a late race restart before taking the win. Barney, Fattarusso and point leader Kevin Davison of Howell completed the top five.
The Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars battled in a pair of 25-lappers with “invaders” taking a win in each. In the first race Mike Alcaro of West Milford was tops over a top five of Joe McGrath of Middletown, Howell’s Robert French and Richie Davidowitz and Kevin Nowak, both of Medford, N.Y.
Davidowitz came back to win the nightcap while Nowak, Alcaro, French and point leader Louie Keraitis of Toms River wrapped up the top five.
Jerry Stanzione of Keansburg took the lead on lap 17 and went on to win a non-stop 25 lapper for the O’Shea’s Auto Repair Factory Stocks. Eatontown’s Ron Booth was providing the pressure in the closing laps with point leader Joe Mongeau of Brick, early leader Tim O’Shea of Wall and Manchester’s Scott Riggleman rounding out the top five.
Shanon Mongeau of Manchester hitched a ride in the Cole Ormsbee No. 19 and came from behind to win the Elite Maintenance Limited Late Model 25-lapper. Early leader Brian Doyle of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Freehold’s Howie Conk, Bill Vanderveen of Beachwood and Bayville’s Mike Tillett were second through fifth.
Geoffrey Sutton of Easton, Pa. won the 25-lapper for the visiting TQ Midgets while Gabrielle Olender of Sayreville won her first ever race for the Sunday Series Champ Karts.
Stock car racing continues this Saturday night (Sept. 24) with “Fan Appreciation Night” action which features a late afternoon “On Track Party” where fans are welcome to walk the speedway, check out all the racecars and visit with the drivers starting at 4:30 p.m. In competition will be the Modifieds in a 40-lapper, the Sportsman cars in a 30-lapper and the Factory Stocks, Legend Cars, Limited Late Models and the Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder Stocks all racing in 25-lappers. Grandstand seating opens one hour earlier at 4:00 p.m. with a $3 adult ticket discount from 4:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Qualifying starts at 5:45 p.m. and feature racing begins at 7:00 p.m.
The complete updated regular season schedule, which runs on Saturday nights through October 1, is available at wallspeedwayracing.com as are the rules and regulations for all divisions. Post-season events, the “Spooky Spectacular” on October 15 and the Thanksgiving weekend “Turkey Derby,” are also being planned.
Wall Stadium is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400, the website is wallspeedwayracing.com and email address is CKMotorsports@aol.com.
MODIFIED FEAUTE – 40 Laps – 1. SHAWNA INGRAHAM, BRICK, 2. Chas Okerson, 3. Steven Reed, 4. Anthony Sesely, 5. Andrew Krause, 6. Derek Hopkinson, 7. Ron Frees, 8. Jimmy Blewett, 9. Shaun Carrig, 10. Chris Reynolds, 11. Jonathan Mandato, 12. Ed Delage, 13. Ken Matlach, 14. Jason Hearne, 15. Eric Mauriello
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 30 Laps – 1. JIMMY BLEWETT, HOWELL, 2. Tyler Truex, 3. Blake Barney, 4. Dom Fattarusso, 5. Kevin Davison, 6. Kenny Wan Wickle, 7. Ricky Collins, 8. Jarret DiGiantomasso, 9. Jonathan Laureigh, 10. Kenny Green, 11. Joe Cocca, 12. Dave Bailey, 13. Roland DeMartino, 14. Jimmy Wolcott, 15. Matt Langbein, 16. Tim Stephan, 17. Scott Brannick, 18. Rob Silver, 19. Todd Dige
1ST LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. MIKE ALCARO, WEST MILFORD, 2. Joe McGrath, 3. Robert French, 4. Richie Davidowitz, 5. Kevin Nowak, 6. Nick Van Wickle, 7. Louie Keraitis, 8. Peter Bruno, 9. Malcolm Campbell, 10. Joe Fresco, 11. Chris Gall, 12. Steve Woytysiak, 13. Ron Merlino, 14. Brian Russell, 15. Tom Stavola
2ND LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. RICHIE DAVIDOWTIZ, MEDFORD, NY, 2. Nowak, 3. Alcaro, 4. French, 5. Keraitis, 6. McGrath, 7. Van Wickle, 8. Gall, 9. Bruno, 10. Fresco, 11. Campbell, 12. Russell, 13. Stavola, 14. Merlino, 15. Woytysiak
FACTORY STOCK FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. JERRY STANZIONE, KEANSBURG, 2. Ron Booth, 3. Joe Mongeau, 4. Tim O’Shea, 5. Scott Riggleman, 6. Gerry Koenig, 7. Scott Maher, 8. Joey Helberg, 9. Richie Byrne, 10. Rick Siddons, 11. Tom Rajkowski, 12. John Carpenter, 13. Matt Badessa, 14. Rob Longo
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. SHANON MONGEAU, MANCHESTER, 2. Brian Doyle, 3. Howie Conk, 4. Bill Vanderveen, 5. Mike Tillett, 6. Michelle Moorman, 7. Glen Conk, 8. Greg Gastelu
PAUCH, JR. POWERS TO A WIN AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY’S ALL STAR EVENT
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Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
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PAUCH, JR. POWERS TO A WIN AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY’S ALL STAR EVENT
New Egypt, NJ (September 18, 2016) – At New Egypt Speedway’s fourth annual All Star Cup event, Billy Pauch, Jr. powered to the win in the 358 Modified feature. Ryan Godown was the victor in the main event for the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints. Jim Housworth topped the field in the Sportsman feature. The Crate Modified feature was won by Matt Stangle.
As the 50-lap Modified feature got underway, polesitter Jeff Strunk grabbed the lead with Billy Pauch, Jr. in second. After a side-by-side battle, Pauch, Jr. slipped by Strunk to gain the top running spot on the fifth lap. With ten circuits recorded, Pauch, Jr, had developed a comfortable lead with Strunk, John McClelland, Jimmy Horton and Ryan Godown next in line. By lap fifteen, Pauch, Jr. was knifing his way through lap traffic as McClelland was tracking down Strunk for the runner-up position. After a multi-lap tussle for the runner-up position, McClelland edged by Strunk on the twenty-first tour to assume second place. Three laps later, Strunk regained the spot. On the next circuit, the sizeable advantage that Pauch, Jr. had established was wiped out as the yellow flag waved for a halfway point fuel stop. When action resumed, Pauch, Jr. remained in control with Godown jumping into second and McClelland in third. As he did in the first half of the race, Pauch, Jr. began to pull away from the field. With ten circuits to go, Pauch, Jr was slicing his way through lap traffic with Godown narrowing the gap. On lap forty-three, the yellow lights were lit as Rick Laubach stopped on the backstretch. As the green flag waved, Pauch, Jr. repelled Godown to keep his lead with McClelland, Dominick Buffalino and Strunk in pursuit. The final caution period of the race took place on the forty-fifth revolution as PJ Oliver’s ride stopped. Following the single file restart, Pauch, Jr. maintained his position and continued to pace the field to the checkered flag. For Pauch, Jr., the victory was his fifth of the year at New Egypt Speedway and his second career All Star Cup win. Godown completed the race in second with Buffalino finishing in third. A strong run resulted in McClelland crossing the line in fourth place. Strunk came home in fifth. Buffalino, Strunk, and Danny Bouc won the 358 Modified heat races. Ryan Krachun took the checkered flag in the consolation contest.
For the fifth time in 2016, Ryan Godown was the victor in the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprint main event. Heidi Heddin led the first four circuits of the 20-lap main event before Johnny Cornell took over. Godown, who started the contest in twelfth place, charged past Cornell for the lead on the thirteenth tour. Cornell, who announced his retirement from racing, finished in second place. Third place was taken by Bobby Butler. The top five was completed by Heddin and Brian Spencer. The qualifying events in the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints division were taken by Lee Nardelli and Butler.
In the 25-lap Sportsman feature, Jim Housworth collected his fifth career win at New Egypt Speedway. Art Liedl led the pack for the opening eleven circuits. On lap twelve, ninth place starting Steve Davis darted to the front. Following a caution period on the nineteenth revolution, Housworth outdueled Davis to gain the lead. In the final laps, Housworth kept his advantage to grab his first win at New Egypt Speedway since 2013. Second place was claimed by Bob Lineman, Jr. With Davis taking third, Brandon Grosso was fourth and Matt Stangle took fifth. Davis and Art Liedl were victors in the Sportsman heat races.
Matt Stangle, the 2015 New Egypt Speedway Rookie champion, sped to the victory in the 25-lap Crate Modified feature. Jeremy Martino started the race in front and paced the field until John Aumick took over on the twelfth lap. On the next tour, Stangle worked his way past Aumick and led the race for the remaining distance. Aumick took the runner-up spot with Ebby Ridge completing the event in third. Frank Dorry, Jr. and Ryan Simmons filled out the top five. The Crate Modified heat race winners were Stangle and Jordan Cox.
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 roast beef sandwiches 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, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016
358 Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Dominick Buffalino 2. John McClelland 3. Doug Manmiller 4. Willie Osmun 5. Duane Howard 6. Chad Barney
Heat 2 - 1. Jeff Strunk 2. Ryan Godown 3. Billy Pauch, Jr. 4. Ryan Grim 5. Jimmy Horton 6. Andrew Bohn
Heat 3 - 1. Danny Bouc 2. PJ Oliver 3. David Van Horn 4. Lou Cicconi 5. Billy VanInwegen 6. Wade Hendrickson
Consolation – 1. Ryan Krachun 2. Rick Laubach 3. Clay Butler 4. John Willman 5. DJ Ruppert 6. Jim Britt
DNQ: Tad Cox, Chuck Potts
358 MODIFIEDS - 50 LAPS FEATURE
1. BILLY PAUCH, JR. 2. Ryan Godown 3. Dominick Buffalino 4. John McClelland 5. Jeff Strunk 6. David Van Horn 7. Doug Manmiller 8. Ryan Grim 9. Ryan Krachun 10. Billy VanInwegen 11. Duane Howard 12. Jimmy Horton 13. Rick Laubach 14. Lou Cicconi 15. Jim Britt 16. Clay Butler 17. Andrew Bohn 18. Chad Barney 19. PJ Oliver 20. Danny Bouc 21. Willie Osmun 22. Wade Hendrickson 23. John Willman 24. DJ Ruppert
Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints
Heat 1 - 1. Lee Nardelli 2. Chris Moll 3. Lou Cicconi 4. Brody Adamsky 5. Larry Ricci 6. Jermain Godshall
Heat 2 - 1. Bobby Butler 2. Johnny Cornell 3. Heidi Heddin 4. Rich Mellor 5. Brian Spencer 6. Al Cheney
BURLINGTON COUNTY OVERHEAD DOOR NEWS SPRINTS - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. RYAN GODOWN 2. Johnny Cornell 3. Bobby Butler 4. Heidi Heddin 5. Brian Spencer 6. Lou Cicconi 7. Rich Mellor 8. Lee Nardelli 9. Wayne Weaver 10. Chris Moll 11. Al Cheney 12. Jermain Godshall 13. Duane Nixon 14. Larry Ricci 15. Brody Adamsky
Sportsman
Heat 1 - 1. Steve Davis 2. Will Dupree 3. Matt Stangle 4. Ryan Lilick 5. Rocco Infante 6. Alan Bleacher
Heat 2 - 1. Art Liedl 2. Bob Lineman, Jr. 3. Eric Kormann 4. Jim Housworth 5. Kyle Lilick 6. Roger Manning
SPORTSMAN – 25 LAPS FEATURE
1. JIM HOUSWORTH 2. Bob Lineman, Jr. 3. Steve Davis 4. Brandon Grosso 5. Matt Stangle 6. Art Liedl 7. Eric Kormann 8. Cale Ross 9. Bill Liedtka 10. Roger Manning 11. Mickey Kessler 12. Rocco Infante 13. Will Dupree 14. Kyle Lilick 15. Chris Grbac 16. Dakota Kessler 17. Jimmy Amato 18. Ryan Lilick 19. Stan Ploski
DNS: Alan Bleacher
Crate Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Matt Stangle 2. Tom Tanner 3. Jeremy Martino 4. Eric Palmer 5. Dakota Kessler 6. Ryan Simmons 7. Frank Dorry, Jr. 8. Shawn Ratchford 9. Johnny Bangs
Heat 2 - 1. Jordan Cox 2. John Aumick 3. Jason Bittner 4. Brandon Grosso 5. Kyle Kania 6. Dan Fleming 7. Devin Dodson 8. Alonzo Morales 9. Matt Knaub
CRATE MODIFIEDS – 25 LAPS FEATURE
1. MATT STANGLE 2. John Aumick 3. Ebby Ridge 4. Frank Dorry, Jr. 5. Ryan Simmons 6. Jason Bittner 7. John Criscione 8. Jordan Cox 9. Kyle Kania 10. Jeremy Martino 11. Alonzo Morales 12. Walt McIntyre 13. Matt Knaub 14. Dan Fleming 15. Brandon Grosso 16. Johnny Bangs 17. Devin Dodson 18. Shawn Ratchford 19. Eric Palmer 20. Rich Jones
DQ: Tom Tanner, Dakota Kessler
DNS: Billy Osmun, III
Saldana Victorious for Second Straight Time in FVP Missouri High-Banked Nationals
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Hard-Fought Win: Joey Saldana victorious for second straight time in FVP Missouri High Banked Nationals
OSBORN, Mo. - Sept. 17, 2016 - Joey Saldana has long been known as one of the most fit drivers on the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series. All of that fitness came in handy on Saturday night as Saldana was victorious over Jason Johnson, another driver that puts a large emphasis on physical training. The pair waged a thrilling duel late in the race on a blazing fast and very physically demanding track at U.S. 36 Raceway in the FVP Missouri High Banked Nationals for the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and National Sprint League.
The win for Saldana was his second straight at U.S. 36 Raceway and the fifth of the 2016 season. Also, it was his first victory since June 22. Saldana now has 99 career A-Feature wins with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series as he looks to become just the sixth driver in series history to cross the century mark. The win was also special for Saldana as it was his son, Ragan's, sixth birthday.
"This is unbelievable," said Saldana. "I've been struggling as of late. Actually, I've been struggling all year, not as of late. We' had some really good cars and Dennis and Teresa Roth give me great equipment to come out here and compete at a high level. This is what I wanted I just haven't been doing a good enough job. At least tonight, we did a good job and finished the whole night off. I'm here racing and he's not here at least I can take him home a trophy."
Saldana started second and took the lead from Danny Lasoski on a lap-five double-file restart. He charged to the high side in turns one and two, after restarting on the top-side of the ultra-high-banked three-eighths-mile. Saldana then encountered lapped traffic for much of the remainder of the 35-lap contest.
The final caution of the night came out on lap-16, with Saldana choosing the high line for the double-file restart. Lasoski dove low in turns one and two and nearly took the lead on the restart. A couple of laps later, Johnson closed on Lasoski and the pair battled for second.
Once Johnson moved to second, he quickly closed on Saldana and nearly took the lead a couple of times, while bouncing through some holes in turns one and two. Over the final five laps, Johnson nearly took the top spot from Saldana on several occasions. Both drivers were very complimentary of each other in terms of their physical prowess.
"Jason Johnson has been working out this year, and I've been working out quite a bit, and I've always worked out a lot since I got hurt," noted Saldana. "It definitely pays off in situations like this. Really, the biggest thing was making sure you didn't make a mistake. At the end, I knew if I tried too hard and did something stupid I would lose the race. I just to be patient, be smart and got it done tonight."
The win for Saldana was the first since veteran crew chief Tyler Swank joined the Roth Motorsports team towards the end of the West Coast Swing. Swank previously had a successful run with Kerry Madsen, who was Saldana's teammate in the Gold Cup Race of Champions last weekend at Silver Dollar Speedway in California.
"We're actually running the KPC that [Kerry] Madsen ran at Chico [Silver Dollar Speedway]," said Saldana. "I think it's a little better fit for Tyler Swank, who we have turning the wrenches on this thing. Tonight it paid off and it definitely was a nice piece to drive."
Johnson continued his strong second half of the season in the Priority Aviation/ Mesilla Valley Transportation machine, finishing second. The native of Eunice, Louisiana, started fourth and ran among the top-four for the entire 35-lap distance. At some points in the late going, he had a couple of wheels off the ground as he battled the challenging track.
"That was a lot of fun," said Johnson. "Look at Joey, he's as fit as can be. He does CrossFit and works out. He wasn't going to lay down for sure. I stuffed it in there a few times and gave it my best effort. I want to thank all of the great Missouri fans as well for coming out tonight."
Dating back to the end of July, Johnson has now finished in the top-10 in 16 of the last 17 World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series races. During that stretch he has three wins and six top-three finishes.
"Everyone has worked their tails off all year and it seems like we have come into form the last month and have been picking up speed," noted the winner of this year's Knoxville Nationals. :It's a lot of fun from our standpoint. I couldn't be more of my entire team."
David Gravel used a late race charge to finish on the podium in the third position aboard the Big Game Treestands machine on Saturday night. The 24-year-old had a close call on the opening lap as he got some airtime, with his left rear wheel getting off the ground. He recovered from that and was able to run consistent laps to stay among the lead pack.
"It was real physical tonight," said Gravel. "I normally don't get tired with my hands and tonight I was gripping (the steering wheel) so hard to just not let go. We did a lot to free up the car and it seemed like we did it all. The crew gave me an awesome car. You just had to 'Man up' there. It was just one of those things where you had to 'Man up' and drive the car. We'll take third after where we ran last night and move on."
Shane Stewart finished fourth on Saturday night, using a strong surge on the final restart to work his way into the top-five. Brad Sweet finished fifth and is now tied with Gravel for the third spot in points. Lasoski, who led the first four laps finished sixth, with Donny Schatz seventh, and Kraig Kinser eighth. Daryn Pittman crossed the line ninth and holds a slim three-point edge over Gravel and Sweet in the battle for second in points. Kerry Madsen rounded out the top-10.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Wednesday, September 21 at Hartford Speedway in Michigan, for an event that was postponed by rain back in July.
U.S. 36 Raceway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Joey Saldana repeats what he did the last time the World of Outlaws Craftsman@ Series was at U.S. 36 Raceway in 2009, and wins the FVP Missouri High-Banked Nationals. From the very start Saldana battled Danny Lasoski for the lead, taking it from him on a restart 4 laps in. Jason Johnson and David Gravel followed him into Victory Lane.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 22 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17, Rockford Speedway on June 29, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9, Attica Raceway Park on July 12, Eldora Speedway on July 16, Ohsweken Speedway on July 26, Junction Motor Speedway on August 16, Angell Park Speedway on August 21, River Cities Speedway on August 26, Nodak Speedway on August 28, Willamette Speedway on September 7), Clay County Fair Speedway on September 16; David Gravel - 9 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lernerville Speedway on July 19, Wilmot Raceway on July 30, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 5, Skagit Speedway on Sept 2 and 3); Daryn Pittman - 7 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Brad Sweet - 7 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15, Plymouth Speedway on May 13, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 2); Shane Stewart - 6 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 9); Joey Saldana - 5 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22, U.S. 36 Raceway on September 17); Jason Johnson - 3 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13, El Paso County Raceway on September 14); Lance Dewease - 2 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Rico Abreu - 2 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 10); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Logan Schuchart - 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27).
World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; U.S. 36 Raceway; Sept 17, 2016
A-Main - (35 Laps) 1. 83-Joey Saldana [2] [$10,000]; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [4] [$5,500]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3] [$3,200]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [8] [$2,800]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5] [$2,500]; 6. 2L-Danny Lasoski [1] [$2,300]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [10] [$2,200]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [6] [$2,100]; 9. 9-Daryn Pittman [18] [$2,050]; 10. 17W-Kerry Madsen [7] [$2,000]; 11. 18-Ian Madsen [16] [$1,500]; 12. 21-Brian Brown [13] [$1,200]; 13. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [11] [$1,100]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [24] [$1,050]; 15. 55-Brooke Tatnell [19] [$1,000]; 16. W20-Greg Wilson [17] [$900]; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9] [$800]; 18. 17-Josh Baughman [14] [$800]; 19. 87-Aaron Reutzel [12] [$800]; 20. 75-Glen Saville [23] [$800]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [15] [$800]; 22. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [21] [$800]; 23. 7W-Tasker Phillips [22] [$800]; 24. 2C-Wayne Johnson [20] [$800];
Lap Leaders: Danny Lasoski 1-4, Joey Saldana 5-35;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 7S-Jason Sides [+10]
Qualifying - 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.636; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 10.646; 3. 83-Joey Saldana, 10.649; 4. 5-David Gravel, 10.651; 5. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.659; 6. 2L-Danny Lasoski, 10.712; 7. 17W-Kerry Madsen, 10.730; 8. 2-Shane Stewart, 10.740; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.762; 10. 21-Brian Brown, 10.788; 11. 2KS-Craig Dollansky, 10.800; 12. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.815; 13. 18-Ian Madsen, 10.817; 14. 17-Josh Baughman, 10.834; 15. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.834; 16. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.871; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 10.910; 18. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 10.958; 19. 7-Terry McCarl, 10.962; 20. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 10.985; 21. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 11.013; 22. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 11.022; 23. 10-Dakota Hendrickson, 11.131; 24. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 11.142; 25. 13-Clyde Knipp, 11.223; 26. 71A-R.J. Johnson, 11.251; 27. 19W-Bobby Weuve, 11.421; 28. 75-Glen Saville, 11.563; 29. 7S-Jason Sides, nt
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 17W-Kerry Madsen [3]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 5. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 6. 18-Ian Madsen [5]; 7. 7-Terry McCarl [7]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [8]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]; 10. 75-Glen Saville [10]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 4. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [4]; 5. 17-Josh Baughman [5]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson [7]; 8. 71A-R.J. Johnson [9]; 9. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [8]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [10]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 2L-Danny Lasoski [2]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 4. 87-Aaron Reutzel [6]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [5]; 7. 55-Brooke Tatnell [7]; 8. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [8]; 9. 19W-Bobby Weuve [9]
Craftsman Club Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) 1. 2L-Danny Lasoski [1]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [4]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [6]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [2]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) 1. 55-Brooke Tatnell [3] [-]; 2. 2C-Wayne Johnson [2] [-]; 3. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [6] [-]; 4. 7W-Tasker Phillips [4] [-]; 5. 75-Glen Saville [10] [-]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [11] [-]; 7. 71A-R.J. Johnson [8] [$300]; 8. 19W-Bobby Weuve [9] [$250]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [7] [$225]; 10. 7-Terry McCarl [1] [$200]; 11. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [5] [$200]
A LONG TIME COMIN’; CUMMINS FINALLY BREAKS THROUGH FOR FIRST HAUBSTADT USAC WIN
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Contact: Richie Murray | richie@usacracing.com
A LONG-TIME COMIN'; CUMMINS FINALLY BREAKS THROUGH FOR FIRST HAUBSTADT USAC WIN
Haubstadt, Indiana September 17, 2016 - It took Kyle Cummins a decade to kick open the door that separated him from his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win back in July at Kokomo Speedway's "Indiana Sprint Week" round.
It would only take another two months for the Princeton, Indiana native to break through for that elusive first USAC victory at his home track - Tri-State Speedway.
Just one year after he saw his bid for a first USAC victory at Tri-State slip through his fingers after being caught up in an accident with a stopped car just five laps from the end, Cummins refused to let this one get away after taking the lead near the halfway point.
Cummins was then able to gracefully navigate his way through traffic without incident and withstood a late caution that bunched up the field to take the victory in his Rock Steady Racing/ProGlide Bearings - Tim Mason ReMax/Mach-1/Cummins in Saturday night's "Haubstadt Hustler" co-sanctioned by MSCS.
"We had the car a little looser than we planned on," Cummins said. "I knew I couldn't get Tyler (Courtney) off the middle to bottom. I ran with him up top and adjusted on the shocks and tried the bottom again. I could hang with him, but I couldn't pass him. I just started hammering the top and, when he made a mistake, we were there to pounce."
"The track was tricky," Cummins added. "The cushion was built up probably a foot tall, so I backed the corner up a lot and tried to just catch it on the exit. As soon as it hit on exit, the car would launch and I knew there was no way somebody was going to get around us. I just kept trying to hit my marks and get through the lapped cars. I got into a rhythm for a little bit and just tried to keep clicking them off. I've had a yellow with one to go on both races I've won, so that makes it nerve-racking, but tonight was great and we took home a little bit of money. I can't complain."
Cummins would start fifth in the 23-car starting field for the series' second 40-lap feature of the season while Carson Short, Tri-State's "Indiana Sprint Week" winner two months prior, began the race from the pole position and shot out to the early lead.
It was smooth sailing for Short early on as he looked to replicate his most recent USAC visit to the southwestern Indiana quarter mile paperclip after cruising to a healthy ten-car-length lead in the opening laps over Tyler Courtney in the second spot.
But on the eighth lap, Short's dream of a repeat performance came to a rest upside down in the second turn after he bicycled on the high side of the racetrack, making slight wall contact with his right rear tire that tipped him over. Incredibly, Short restarted from the tail and worked his way back to a strong seventh place finish at the checkered!
Courtney inherited the lead at that point, but he had a hungry Cummins right on his tail tank for the lap eight restart. Cummins went low while Courtney utilized the top side to pull away a bit from Cummins initially, but a bobble on the cushion in turns three and four by Courtney allowed Cummins to close, initiating an intense side-by-side duel between the two that lasted lap-after-lap.
Each time Cummins was able to edge ahead underneath Courtney exiting turns two and four, Courtney was able to successfully use the downhill momentum off the banking to beat Cummins to the stripe by a half-car length on laps 9-11.
By lap 20, Courtney was able to extend his lead to six-car-lengths over Cummins, but he would suffer nearly the same fate as did early race leader Short, banging his right rear Hoosier off the turn one cushion, biking the car off of its left side wheels before all four pieces of rubber came back to Earth.
As Courtney scrambled to regain control of his machine, that's when Cummins saw the light peeking through the cracked-open door as he darted to the bottom of Courtney to sprint into the lead off of the second turn.
One lap later, at the halfway point, ProSource Fast Qualifier Tyler Hewitt escaped injury after getting upside down in turn two. The damage was minimal to Hewitt's car, allowing him to restart from the tail of the field.
Closing in on ten laps to go, Cummins found himself with a fairly comfortable lead up front, but that certainly didn't present an opportunity to relax as lapped traffic beckoned.
Opposed to last year's "Haubstadt Hustler," luck would play into Cummins' hands this time around as misfortune found Brady Short, whose night went up in a plume of smoke in the second turn on lap 31.
The caution gave Cummins a clear field of vision void of obstacles, leaving just him vs. the racetrack to settle their longstanding score. Additional assistance was found with the lapped car of Dakota Jackson serving as a buffer between Cummins and second-running Courtney on the restart with ten laps to go, thus allowing Cummins to make a clean getaway out of the gate as soon as Tom Hansing's green flag flew.
In the late stages, a new player emerged near the front of the pack in Sikeston, Missouri's Daron Clayton, who was making his first start since the 2015 "Haubstadt Hustler." Clayton, a five-time USAC Sprint winner at Tri-State, had steadily moved his way to third with five laps to go, climbing his way forward from the 17th starting spot in his patented thrilling style.
Yet, Clayton's ride to the front ended nearly as soon as he entered the top-three, getting way out of shape in turn two with three laps to go, thus allowing Shane Cottle to capitalize and rip the third spot away to reclaim the final spot on the podium.
As Cummins eyed a surefire victory on the final lap, fourth-running Clayton encountered trouble, sliding sideways through the second turn once again, but this time coming to a stop to bring out the yellow.
Cummins would have to survive one last round before this fight was over, having to withstand a green-white-checkered race to the finish.
Cummins dug down deep on the lap 39 restart, hammering the throttle to pull away from Courtney at the drop of the green. As Cummins cruised away to his second career USAC victory, the battle was on for second as Courtney and Cottle waged war for the final pair of laps.
As the two came out of turn four locked wheel-to-wheel for the checkered, Courtney was able to muster up enough power on the outside to beat Cottle to the line by less than a tenth of a second to grab the runner-up spot over Cottle with Kevin Thomas, Jr. and Chase Stockon rounding out the top-five.
It was yet another solid result for second-place finisher Tyler Courtney of Indianapolis, Indiana, who drove the TOPP Motorsports/Maxim/Chevy to his seventh top-five and 13th top-ten finish in 14 USAC Sprint starts during the 2016 season.
"This is my fourth year coming here and this is the most frustrating place I've ever ran," Courtney lamented. "It's almost more of a relief to have a good run here. We usually have fast cars, but it's taken me a while to figure it out as a driver. To nail it both on the setup and as a driver tonight is really rewarding. It gives me confidence that when we come back here next year, we're going to be in the hunt. I've never even finished a race on the lead lap here, so running second to Kyle Cummins - one of the best ever down here - is nothing to hang our heads about."
Shane Cottle came within mere feet of taking second away from Courtney on the final lap, but settled for a fine third-place run in his Paul Hazen/Kercher Engines - Physical Medicine Consultants/DRC/Kercher. It was the Kokomo, Indiana driver's best run in the series since scoring a third at Putnamville, Indiana's Lincoln Park Speedway in July of 2014.
"I was too tight to run the top, so we committed to the bottom," Cottle explained. "Then, it got technical down there too as the moisture kept creeping down towards the tires. It feels great to have a good run. We've had a handful of issues this year with motors and other things breaking; we've just been having all-around bad luck. To run strong tonight is a great morale booster as we get ready to head to Eldora next weekend."
Contingency award winners Saturday night at Tri-State Speedway included Tyler Hewitt (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Shane Cottle (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Dakota Jackson (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Winner), Aaron Farney (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Winner), C.J. Leary (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat), Jon Stanbrough (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Brian Karraker (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Feature Finisher).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: September 17, 2016 - Haubstadt, Indiana - Tri-State Speedway - "Haubstadt Hustler" (Co-Sanctioned by MSCS)
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Tyler Hewitt, 97x, One More Time-13.368; 2. Kyle Cummins, 3R, Rock Steady-13.423; 3. Dave Darland, 11, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-13.466; 4. Shane Cottle, 57, Hazen-13.474; 5. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 1, Ballou-13.477; 6. Thomas Meseraull, 66, Amati-13.573; 7. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-13.637; 8. Donny Brackett, 4B, Brackett-13.648; 9. Carson Short, 21, Short-13.651; 10. Justin Grant, 17, McGhee-13.652; 11. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-13.677; 12. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-13.725; 13. Brian Wallace, 27, Wallace-13.737; 14. Tyler Courtney, 23c, TOPP-13.754; 15. Kent Schmidt, 5K, Schmidt-13.775; 16. Dakota Jackson, 3, Jackson-13.778; 17. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-13.786; 18. Aaron Farney, 17GP, Dutcher-13.789; 19. Daron Clayton, 11D, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-13.817; 20. Bradley Sterrett, 21K, Krockenberger-13.853; 21. Critter Malone, 7, Seven-13.861; 22. C.J. Leary, 30, Leary-13.869; 23. James Lyerla, 11x, Lyerla-13.882; 24. Tyler Thomas, 04, Burton-13.890; 25. Brady Short, 11p, Pottorff-13.895; 26. Bret Mellenberndt, 97, Mellenberndt-13.919; 27. Jon Stanbrough, 81, Stanbrough-13.997; 28. Brandon Morin, 98, Morin-14.038; 29. Chad Boespflug, 98E, NineEight/EZR-14.043; 30. Nate McMillin, 24, McMillin-14.099; 31. Collin Ambrose, 11N, Ambrose-14.114; 32. Chet Williams, 38, Williams-14.119; 33. J.T. Stapp, 74, JDS-14.159; 34. Chris Babcock, 35, Babcock-14.276; 35. Brian Karraker, 23K, Karraker-14.326; 36. Jared Chastain, 52c, Chastain-14.409; 37. Daylan Chambers, 4c, Chambers-14.487; 38. Jim Shelton, 41, Shelton-15.401; 39. Jeff Pritchett, 2J, Pritchett-15.594; 40. Cody Leohr, 46L, Leohr-15.719; 41. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cottle, 2. Cummins, 3. Brackett, 4. Mattox, 5. B. Short, 6. Ambrose, 7. Malone, 8. Chapple, 9. Pritchett. 2:17.86
COMPETITION SUSPENSION, INC. (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Jackson, 2. Windom, 3. Meseraull, 4. Williams, 5. Schmidt, 6. Stapp, 7. Wallace, 8. Babcock. 2:18.01
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Farney, 2. Darland, 3. Grant, 4. Hewitt, 5. Clayton, 6. Lyerla, 7. Sterrett, 8. Chastain. 2:17.57
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Leary, 2. K. Thomas, 3. Stockon, 4. Karraker, 5. Stanbrough, 6. Morin, 7. McMillin, 8. Shelton. 2:19.76
FIFTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Courtney, 2. C. Short, 3. T. Thomas, 4. Bacon, 5. Boespflug, 6. Chambers, 7. Leohr, 8. Mellenberndt. NT
C-MAIN: (10 laps) 1. Malone, 2. Sterrett, 3. Chapple, 4. Mellenberndt, 5. Babcock, 6. McMillin, 7. Wallace, 8. Chastain, 9. Shelton, 10. Pritchett, 11. Leohr. NT
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. B. Short, 2. Clayton, 3. Mattox, 4. Karraker, 5. Bacon, 6. Boespflug, 7. Stanbrough, 8. Ambrose, 9. Stapp, 10. Malone, 11. Schmidt, 12. Williams, 13. Babcock, 14. Lyerla, 15. Morin, 16. Sterrett, 17. Mellenberndt, 18. Chambers, 19. Chapple, 20. Hewitt. NT
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Kyle Cummins, 2. Tyler Courtney, 3. Shane Cottle, 4. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 5. Chase Stockon, 6. Chris Windom, 7. Carson Short, 8. Justin Grant, 9. Brady Bacon, 10. Jon Stanbrough, 11. C.J. Leary, 12. Dave Darland, 13. Brian Karraker, 14. Tyler Hewitt, 15. Brandon Mattox, 16. Tyler Thomas, 17. Daron Clayton, 18. Dakota Jackson, 19. Brady Short, 20. Chad Boespflug, 21. Thomas Meseraull, 22. Donny Brackett, 23. Aaron Farney. NT
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**Mellenberndt flipped during the fifth heat. C. Short flipped on lap 8 of the feature. Hewitt flipped on lap 21 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-7 C. Short, Laps 8-19 Courtney, Laps 20-40 Cummins.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Jon Stanbrough (22nd to 10th)
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Bacon-2138, 2-Robert Ballou-1919, 3-Stockon-1917, 4-Meseraull-1874, 5-Darland-1787, 6-Boespflug-1748, 7-Leary-1743, 8-Windom-1635, 9-Max McGhee-1264, 10-Farney-1178.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: September 24 - Rossburg, Ohio - Eldora Speedway - 35th "4-Crown Nationals"
HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsHamlin, PA : Hamlin Speedway Completes 2016 Season In Spectacular Fashion
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
Hamlin Speedway opened their gates on Saturday evening for seven divisions of racing on the final evening of the 2016 racing season at the speedway. Great weather was in the forecast for the local area and the weatherman was spot on for this particular evening. Another stellar field of talented race car drivers and a standing room only crowd saw 128 entrants sign in for battle for the eight feature event card. Promoters Denise and Randy Smith had the speedway rarin' to go as they have now completed their eleventh season promoting Hamlin. S&S Speedways Indoor Go Karts, located in Snydersville, Pennsylvania sponsored the evening of speed.
When the final checkered flag fell, a group of happy faces flashed their smiles for the camera in Victory Circle. "The Nickel Man" Joel Smith had the hot ticket in the Hampton RV and Trailer Stage One Modified event as he raced to his fifth win of the season. Garden State racer Cole Stangle overpowered the field to capture his seventh win at Hamlin Speedway in the Junior Slingshot finale. "The Ambassador" Wes Hearn made a brilliant move at the finish to just nip Greg Zellman at the line for his 12th win of the season in the Super Slinger headliner. The Rookie 600 Sprints were split into two main events with 28 entries and Scott Slater Jr and "The Mack Attack" Mack Brink captured the feature runs. "The A-Team" Brandon Azzalina scored his fourth win of the season in the Wingless 600 Sprint main event. "The Icon" Pat Bealer had a fast hot rod under him as he raced to his fourth win of the season in the 270 Sprint main for the winged warriors. "The Oxford Express" Dale Kober saved the best for last as he captured his first All Star Slingshot feature win of the season.
The Hampton RV and Trailer Stage One Modified feature found Joel Smith hustling to the front at the drop of the green flag. Chloe Andreas fell in behind Smith and would keep pace until mechanical gremlins would once again force her from the event. On the restart, Smith remained in command but now had Damon Paul breathing down his tailpipe. Paul would stay close until he began to feel pressure from the returning "Branchburg Bandit" John Comandini as he was at the controls of the Smith Fabrications Rental car. In the blink of an eye Smith stepped away from the field and would go on to capture the win. Paul would finish second with Comandini third, Bill Dianella fourth and Cole Stangle fifth. Will Casazza, John Lakatos, Michael Samony and Evan Civick would complete the field.
The "stars of tomorrow" in the Junior Slingshot division were 21 drivers strong as they saw the green flag wave. Cole Stangle took the lead into turn one but as the cars shuffled out of turn two things got ugly quickly as Hunter Lapp got hit from behind and turned into the Jersey Barriers where he executed a series flips before landing upside down. Lapp was unhurt in the scary incident that also eliminated newcomer Kyle Swart. On the restart Stangle took off again and would be followed by the returning Gavin Santee. Santee matched Stangle for moves but could not make a run for the lead position. In the meantime, Jared Silfee burst through the pack and settled into third place. After the midway point, Silfee finally slipped past Santee but coming back through the pack was JJ Rice who went to the rear after the first lap incident. Rice scooted by Santee for third and a few laps later would get by Silfee for the runner-up spot. Stangle would go on to win while Rice was second, Silfee third, New Yorker Michael Corbin fourth, and Shelby McLaughlin fifth. Rounding out the top ten were Tanner Van Doren, Tommy Stillo, Adam Buchel, Emily Fleming and CJ Fritz.
Pat Bealer grabbed the lead took at the drop of the green flag in the finale for the 270 Sprints and made it look pretty easy as he broke away from the field right from the start and hustled around the speedway in rapid motion clicking off some 11.2 second laps along the way. Bealer would go uncontested for the win while Paul Richards Jr was second and Glen Macomber was third. Kyle Ferrucci would finish fourth with Alex Reinsmith, newcomers Troy Hoffman and Ken Weirich and Randy Gombert completing the field.
The Super Slinger feature found Alan Kober leading through the first three laps until yielding to the returning Greg Zellman. Zellman kept his car center lined through the next sixteen and three quarter laps as the leader. Wes Hearn who had started from tenth position was coming on strong and had dogged Zellman for a few laps. Coming out of the turn four with the checkered flag in the air, Wes Hearn dove down to the bottom and would beat Zellman to the line. Behind Hearn and Zellman were Alan Kober, Dale Kober, Jim Conroy, John Mirabelli, Mike Taylor, Jeff Haduck and Steve Pirone.
The first Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint found the returning Kyle Exley with a fast hot rod throughout the run as he grabbed the lead at the start and he would fight off advances from numerous drivers to lead through lap seventeen. Scott Slater Jr stayed close and made a couple of attempts to slip past Exley early on. Slater made his move on lap-18 as he made a good move off of turn two to pull even and then slip past Exley for the lead. Slater would lead the remaining laps to capture his second win of the season. Mikey Smith, rim-riding Noah Zielinski, Jakson Ring and Scott Rupp completed the top five. The returning Morgan Rochelle, Jared Lilly, Cody Powell, Dakota Bartlet, Tony Parlanti and Kyle Exley completed the field.
The second Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint feature found Justin Mills leading the first three laps before Mack Brink was able to slip underneath him and take the lead. Once out front, Brink was silky smooth in carving out a small lead with Scott Slater Sr and Geordan Marrero duking it out for runner-up honors. Brink would race to the checkered flag for his third win of the season with Slater Sr in second and Marrero in third. Joe Nemeth enjoyed a great run for fourth and Sheldon Smith completed the top five. Ryan Raidline, who had a smoking gun during the heat action, resolved his issues and came back to finish sixth while, Damon Paul, Jacob Balliet, Carmen Leggio Sr and Justin Mills completed the top ten.
The headliner for the All Star Slingshots found Dale Kober taking the early lead with Wes Hearn and Justin Mills following. The early going found Hearn making a couple of attempts at Kober but with Mills in the catbird seat waiting to strike, the drivers settled into formation. The action was great as a full field of fast cars really keeps the action going as driver after driver tried to gain a foothold that would propel him forward.
Kober was able to put some excellent laps together all in the 13.5 to 13.6 range and he would go on to claim his first All Star win of the season. Wes Hearn would finish second with Justin Mills third, Russell Benke fourth and Nick Vinciguerra rounding out the top five. Heading up the second five were Tyler Peet from 11th, Brett Bieber, Alan Selemba, Tyler Pirone from 16th, and Taylor Mills from 19th.
The Wingless 600 Sprint 20-lap main event proved to be one of the most free-wheeling, fast and furious events ever at the speedway. Brandon Azzalina grabbed the lead at the start and after testing the cushion for a few laps dropped his racer to the baseline as he controlled the event. The contenders were deep in talent and with a flair for speed in this event as they worked on three particular racing channels, the baseline, centerline or pushing the cushion at the top of the raceway. Sam Kravitsky raced hard with Johnny Smith and Joel Smith and by the midway point, Chad Sandt entered the picture.
There was no stopping Azzalina on this evening as he knocked off some laps in the 12.143 second range. The later laps would see slower traffic come into play but also showing the skill level of the talented field for if you blinked your eyes you definitely were going to miss something spectacular. Azzalina would earn his fourth win of the season with Sam Kravitsky in second, Chad Sandt racing to third, Johnny Smith fourth and Joel Smith rounding out the top five. Jason Van Doren headed up the second five followed by Mick D'Agostino, Colin White, Zac Azzalina and Ryan Quackenbush.
PEARL JAMS:
Promoter Randy Smith had the 1/5th clay cushioned oval in tip-top form as always. The drivers could work the speedway from the baseline to the top of the cushion and many of them did making for a fabulous show throughout the evening.
The evening was an all heat format for the evening and made for many of the heat events to look like mini features. All Star Slingshot heats were captured by Dale Kober, Wes Hearn and Justin Mills. Three heats were needed for the Junior Slingshots and Hunter Lapp, Gavin Santee and JJ Rice were the winners. The 600 Sprint heats were claimed by Brandon Azzalina and Sam Kravitsky. The 270 Sprint heat was claimed by Pat Bealer. Chloe Andreas captured the lone heat for the Stage One Modifieds. Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint heats found Geordan Marrero, Scott Slater Sr and Scott Slater Jr victorious. Roger Collins captured the Super Slinger preliminary.
New faces at the speedway were abundant with John Comandini taking a ride in one of Richie Smith's Stage One Modified hot rods. New Junior drivers included Ashton Dewitt, who is an Accord regular. Kyle Swart and Alyssa Newman were also new entries in the division. Troy Hoffman and Ken Weirich were new additions to the 270 Sprints. Morgan Rochelle and Dakota Bartlet were first timers in the Rookie 600 Sprints. Nick Delcampo, and Natasha Henn were new entries for the All Star Slingshots. Steve Bull made his first start but ran into problems during his heat event and scratched for the evening.
A top of the fedora to the Balliet Crew as Jacob got upside down after his heat event and the crew went to work and did a great job to get Jacob back onto the speedway for the feature where he finished eighth.
Many thanks to Debbie Smith and Linda Macomber for helping out in the tower on a night when the staff was a bit shorthanded. Debbie works at Bridgeport Speedway and made the trip up with her brother Dave. Thanks go out as well to Marc Daniels for his assistance on the speedway.
Congratulations go out to "The Kunkletown Kid" Ryan Smith for earning his first career win at the famed Williams Grove Speedway on Friday evening.
We know there are a lot more wins coming in the future.
The event closes out the season at Hamlin and it was another great season for all involved. The speedway is eleven seasons strong under the Smith Family promotional reigns and plans are already in the works for the November 2017 racing season. Special thanks to the loyal Hamlin Speedway fans who follow their stars to the speedway each and every week of the season.
RESULTS:
All Star Slingshots: Dale Kober, Wes Hearn, Justin Mills, Russell Benke, Nick Vinciguerra, Tyler Peet, Brett Bieber, Alan Selemba, Tyler Pirone, Taylor Mills, Anthony Recchio, Josh Marcus, Greg Zellman, Ryan Neiger, Nick Delcampo, Steve Pirone, Chris Kurtz, Mike Taylor, Amanda Buchel, Samantha Muller, Tess Horvath, Jim Conroy, Ashley Kober, Clayton Davey, Austin Silfee, Mike McLaughlin, Natasha Henn (DNS)
270cc Sprints: Pat Bealer, Paul Richards Jr, Glenn Macomber, Kyle Ferrucci, Alex Reinsmith, Troy Hoffman, Ken Weirich, Randy Gombert
600cc Wingless Sprints: Brandon Azzalina, Sam Kravitsky, Chad Sandt, Johnny Smith, Joel Smith, Jason Van Doren, Mick D'Agostino, Colin White, Zac Azzalina, Ryan Quackenbush, Joseph Smith, JD Casazza, Mike Van Pelt, Pat Bealer, Zack Bealer, Scott Slater Jr, Ryan Neil, Brett Altemose, Tim Bauer, Jared Lilly, Carmen Leggio Jr
Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Joel Smith, Damon Paul, John Comandini, Bill Dianella, Cole Stangle, Will Casazza, John Lakatos, Michael Samony, Evan Civick, Chloe Andreas
Junior Slingshots: Cole Stangle, JJ Rice, Jared Silfee, Michael Corbin, Shelby McLaughlin, Tanner Van Doren, Tommy Stillo, Adam Buchel, Emily Fleming, CJ Fritz, Gavin Santee, Colton Geary, Ashton Dewitt, Alyssa Newman, James Costlow, Ty Kelly, James Hendricks, Hunter Lapp, Kyle Swart, Mikey Johannes, Jake Mason
Super Slingshots: Wes Hearn, Greg Zellman, Alan Kober, Dale Kober, Jim Conroy, John Mirabelli, Mike Taylor, Jeff Haduck, Steve Pirone, Roger Collins, Ryan Lacoe (DNS)
Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (1) Scott Slater Jr, Mikey Smith, Noah Zielinski, Jakson Ring, Scott Rupp, Morgan Rochelle, Jared Lilly, Cody Powell, Dakota Bartlet, Tony Parlanti, Kyle Exley, Brett Altemose, Tyler Galatro, Tyler Kehs
Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (2) Mack Brink, Scott Slater Sr, Geordan Marrero, Joe Nemeth, Sheldon Smith, Ryan Raidline, Damon Paul, Jacob Balliet, Carmen Leggio Sr, Justin Mills, JR Williams, David Trego, Savannah Leggio, Paul Richards Jr
Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. The 2016 racing season in now complete at the Hamlin Speedway. Make sure to check the Hamlin Speedway website for 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
Upcoming events for the speedway will be the Hamlin Speedway Awards Party to be held on November 19th at the S&S Speedway Indoor Go Karts located on Business Route 209 in Snydersville, Pennsylvania.
A special thank you from the Hamlin Speedway Management team and staff to all of the Drivers, Owners, Crews and our loyal band of great racing fans for another successful season at the speedway.
Please support the many great sponsors who assist in working and sponsoring the season long events at the speedway. Tilcon, Yankowski Enterprises, Triple Cities Mack, Dickie Keiper Speed Supplies, Ron Brown Hauling, Classic Cycles, Kim's Kreations, RockAuto.com, Howe's Comfort Inn and Santarelli And Sons Oil Company are all part of the advertising family at the speedway and we graciously thank them for their support.
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Hamlin Speedway, logon to their well documented website at: http://www.hamlinspeed.com or call the speedway hotline at: 570 420 5500.
The Hamlin Speedway Is The "Pearl" In The Poconos
Schatz Steals Win in the Arnold Motor Supply Shootout at Clay County Fair Speedway
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Story by Tony Veneziano
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Fiver Finger Victory: Donny Schatz Steals Win in the Arnold Motor Supply Shootout at Clay County Fair Speedway
SPENCER, Iowa - Sept. 16, 2016 - Donny Schatz only led two laps on Friday night in the Arnold Motor Supply Shootout at Clay County Fair Speedway, but they were the most important two - the final two - as he picked up his fifth-career win at the track. Schatz used a strong restart on a green-white-checker finish to snatch the win from Daryn Pittman, who paced the opening 28 laps.
Pittman started on the pole and was the dominant car for the majority of the 30-lap race, opening big leads in lapped traffic on several occasions. On the green-white checker restart, Schatz dove low in turns one and two and cleared Pittman to take the lead. Pittman looked to the high side of turn four and then low in turns one and two on the white flag lap, to no avail as he tried to get back by Schatz.
"There was no game plan on the restart," said Schatz. "The 9-car was a lot better than we were. He had a lot different line. He was going out in one and coming back across. I got the wing back on that last restart and figured if I could get the bottom, maybe he'd slip up and I could get there before he got back down. Then it was just do whatever you can to carry as much speed as you could. Without the restart, I definitely wouldn't have won that thing."
Schatz was part of a torrid battle for third early in the race with Jason Johnson and Danny Lasoski. The trio went three-wide into turn three on one occasion. After winning that round, Schatz then worked on Logan Schuchart for the second spot, before getting a chance at Pittman, when the second and final caution flag of the night flew.
"At one point, you couldn't even see him, he was so far out front in traffic," noted Schatz of Pittman's lead. "When your car is as good as his was, you hate to see those yellows. You can't control these yellows in racing. That's the nature of the beast. Some days it bites you and some days it doesn't. This race team does an amazing job. The car felt really good in the dash and we made some changes and maybe went the wrong way. That's racing. We'll get another shot at it tomorrow and we'll try again."
For Schatz, it was his fifth career win in the Arnold Motor Supply Shootout at Clay County Fair Speedway and his series-leading 22nd of the season as he continues to chase his eighth series title aboard the Bad Boy Off-Road J&J for Tony Stewart Racing. The veteran driver has finished in the top-10 at Clay County in all 10 World Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car series events at the track, dating back to 2007.
"The atmosphere here is incredible," said Schatz. "I can remember the first time I came here in 1993 and was intimidated. The race track was a lot bigger and more flat back then. This is an incredible facility and the atmosphere at the fair is great. We were able to go out and enjoy some fair food before the races. The fans have always been great here and it's great to come here."
Pittman had to face a pair of restarts on Friday night. The first was of the double-file variety and he chose the low side, with Logan Schuchart lining up next to him. Schuchart looked low in turns one and two for the lead to no avail. On the green-white-checker finish, Pittman had Schatz starting on his bumper as the pair of champions battled for the $10,000 top prize.
"I was just thinking, 'Finish the race and get the win,'" said Pittman of the green-white-checker finish. "We just didn't get it done. It is what it is. The guy wins 30 races a year, because the rest of us aren't smart enough to figure out how to win a race, myself included. We had a dominant car and just didn't finish the job. At some point, hopefully we can learn something from it and get better. At this point, it's just hard to swallow and we'll move on."
With his runner-up finish, Pittman moved to second in points. The driver of the Great Clips No. 9 for Kasey Kahne Racing has racked up 19 straight top-10 finishes, with 14 of those being top-five performances, with five runner-up finishes.
"The guys gave me a good car," shared Pittman. "We had a really good car. I thought we were getting through traffic pretty well and it didn't matter, because we finished second."
Brad Sweet used a strong restart with two laps to go, as he got around Schuchart to take third. Sweet has now finished in the top-three in four of the last six races in the Ollie's Bargain Outlet machine. He kept pace with his teammate Pittman, as the pair, along with David Gravel continues to battle for the second spot in points.
"It was a good race," Sweet said. "The last two laps it was going to be tough. Donny (Schatz) got up on the wheel and Daryn (Pittman) had been very fast. We were able to get a good restart and got to third. We struggled in (turns) one and two. I just didn't have the car to get down the back straightaway there. We were pretty good in (turns) three and four up on top. Hats off to my guys. We keep getting these top-three finishes and we'll get the wins. We'll move on to the next one tomorrow and hopefully we can get it done."
Logan Schuchart, who was involved in great battles throughout the race, ended up fourth for the Shark Racing team. Shane Stewart crossed the line fifth, with Danny Lasoski, the reigning National Sprint League champion, in sixth. Jason Sides was seventh, followed by Jason Johnson in eighth, Kerry Madsen, picked up the the KSE Hard Charger Award, coming from 22nd to ninth, after having to change an engine, following a heat race. Terry McCarl rounded out the top-10.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series and National Sprint League return to action on Saturday, September 17 at U.S. 36 Raceway in Osborn, Mo., for the running of the FVP Missouri High Banked Nationals.
Clay County Fair Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES:
Series points leader and defending champ Donny Schatz stole the finish from Daryn Pittman on a single-file restart with two laps to go. Pittman, who had held the lead throughout the race, staving off multiple attacks from Logan Schuchart, finished second, with Brad Sweet in third.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Brian Brown; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Tim Kaeding; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): David Gravel; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Daryn Pittman, Jason Johnson, Logan Schuchart, Brad Sweet, Shane Stewart; Craftsman/Sears: Danny Lasoski; KSE Hard Charger: Kerry Madsen; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Joey Saldana; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Parker Price-Miller.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 22 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2, Lincoln Speedway on May 19, Weedsport Speedway on May 22, Lincoln Park Speedway on June 8, Knoxville Raceway on June 11, River Cities Speedway on June 17, Rockford Speedway on June 29, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 3, Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9, Attica Raceway Park on July 12, Eldora Speedway on July 16, Ohsweken Speedway on July 26, Junction Motor Speedway on August 16, Angell Park Speedway on August 21, River Cities Speedway on August 26, Nodak Speedway on August 28, Willamette Speedway on September 7), Clay County Fair Speedway on September 16; David Gravel - 9 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lernerville Speedway on July 19, Wilmot Raceway on July 30, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 5, Skagit Speedway on Sept 2 and 3); Daryn Pittman - 7 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18, New Egypt Speedway on May 24, Jackson Motorplex on June 24, Eldora Speedway on July 15, Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Brad Sweet - 7 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15, Plymouth Speedway on May 13, Badlands Motor Speedway on July 2); Shane Stewart - 6 (Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 23, Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 30, Granite City Speedway on June 15, Brown County Speedway on June 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 9); Joey Saldana - 4 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4, I-80 Speedway on June 22); Jason Johnson - 3 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13, El Paso County Raceway on September 14); Lance Dewease - 2 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7); Rico Abreu - 2 (Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 10); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Terry McCarl - 1 (Knoxville Raceway on June 10); Logan Schuchart - 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 9); Jason Sides - 1 (I-30 Speedway on April 26); Greg Wilson - 1 (The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 27).
World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Clay County Fair Speedway; Sept 16, 2016
Feature - (30 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [3] [$10,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] [$5,500]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [5] [$3,200]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4] [$2,800]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [7] [$2,500]; 6. 2L-Danny Lasoski [6] [$2,300]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [12] [$2,200]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [2] [$2,100]; 9. 17W-Kerry Madsen [22] [$2,050]; 10. 24-Terry McCarl [13] [$2,000]; 11. 3-Tim Kaeding [23] [$1,500]; 12. 5-David Gravel [8] [$1,200]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser [16] [$1,100]; 14. 17-Josh Baughman [10] [$1,050]; 15. 1A-Jacob Alen [21] [$1,000]; 16. 18-Ian Madsen [20] [$900]; 17. 83-Joey Saldana [9] [$800]; 18. O9-Matt Juhl [24] [$800]; 19. 7-Parker Price Miller [18] [$800]; 20. 7D-Dustin Selvage [14] [$800]; 21. 17B-Bill Balog [15] [$800]; 22. 2C-Wayne Johnson [11] [$800]; 23. 21-Brian Brown [19] [$800]; 24. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [17] [$800];
Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-28, Donny Schatz 29-30;
KSE Hard Charger Award: 17W-Kerry Madsen [+13]
Qualifying - 1. 41-Jason Johnson; 2. 17W-Kerry Madsen; 3. 2-Shane Stewart; 4. 49-Brad Sweet; 5. 2L-Danny Lasoski; 6. 17-Josh Baughman; 7. 2C-Wayne Johnson; 8. 5-David Gravel; 9. 24-Terry McCarl; 10. 15-Donny Schatz; 11. 17B-Bill Balog; 12. 7S-Jason Sides; 13. 1A-Jacob Alen; 14. 7D-Dustin Selvage; 15. 9-Daryn Pittman; 16. 18-Ian Madsen; 17. 2KS-Craig Dollansky; 18. 7-Parker Price Miller; 19. 21-Brian Brown; 20. 11K-Kraig Kinser; 21. 83-Joey Saldana; 22. 7X-Kaley Gharst; 23. O9-Matt Juhl; 24. 3-Tim Kaeding; 25. 7W-Tasker Phillips; 26. 1S-Logan Schuchart; 27. 55-Brooke Tatnell; 28. 17BX-Ryan Bickett; 29. 10-Dakota Hendrickson; 30. 13-Clyde Knipp; 31. 19-Paige Polyak; 32. W20-Greg Wilson; 33. 71A-R.J. Johnson; 34. 22-Rager Phillips; 35. O-Branden Stevenson; 36. 19W-Bobby, nt
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1] ; 2. 2L-Danny Lasoski [2] ; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [6] ; 4. 24-Terry McCarl [3] ; 5. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [5] ; 6. 1A-Jacob Alen [4] ; 7. 7W-Tasker Phillips [7] ; 8. 71A-R.J. Johnson [9] ; 9. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [8]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [3] ; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7] ; 3. 17-Josh Baughman [2] ; 4. 7D-Dustin Selvage [4] ; 5. 7-Parker Price Miller [5] ; 6. 7X-Kaley Gharst [6] ; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [8] ; 8. 22-Rager Phillips [9] ; 9. 17W-Kerry Madsen [1]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1] ; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [4] ; 3. 2C-Wayne Johnson [2] ; 4. 17B-Bill Balog [3] ; 5. 21-Brian Brown [5] ; 6. 55-Brooke Tatnell [7] ; 7. O9-Matt Juhl [6] ; 8. 19-Paige Polyak [8] ; 9. O-Branden Stevenson [9]
Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1] ; 2. 5-David Gravel [2] ; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [3] ; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5] ; 5. 18-Ian Madsen [4] ; 6. 3-Tim Kaeding [6] ; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [8] ; 8. 17BX-Ryan Bickett [7] ; 9. 19W-Bobby [9]
Craftsman Club Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2] ; 2. 41-Jason Johnson [8] ; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [7] ; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3] ; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5] ; 6. 2L-Danny Lasoski [4] ; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [6] ; 8. 5-David Gravel [1]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1A-Jacob Alen [2] [-]; 2. 17W-Kerry Madsen [1] [-]; 3. 3-Tim Kaeding [5] [-]; 4. O9-Matt Juhl [4] [-]; 5. 55-Brooke Tatnell [7] [$300]; 6. 7X-Kaley Gharst [3] [$250]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [12] [$225]; 8. 7W-Tasker Phillips [6] [$200]; 9. 71A-R.J. Johnson [13] [$200]; 10. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [9] [$200]; 11. 19-Paige Polyak [11] [$200]; 12. 13-Clyde Knipp [10] [$200]; 13. 17BX-Ryan Bickett [8] [$200]; 14. 22-Rager Phillips [14] [$200]; 15. O-Branden Stevenson [15] [$200]; 16. 19W-Bobby [16] [$200]
Sheppard Exercises The Demon
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Sheppard Exercises The Demon Wins tenth Super DIRTcar Series race of the year
BREWERTON, N.Y. - Sept. 16, 2016 - Super Matt Sheppard... is there anymore I need to say? He is the man to beat this year as he captured his fourth Super DIRTcar Series victory in a row and his tenth of the season Friday night at Brewerton Speedway for the Duel at the Demon Modified 100 lap main event.
The driver of the FX Caprara No. 9s Big Block Modified is no stranger to victory lane this year. Counting Volusia and Eldora, each, as one event, Sheppard so far has maintained a 45.45% win percentage. That is a percentage unheard of in motorsports.
Coming from the 12th starting position, Sheppard was thrilled with his victory. "The car was so good. I wasn't in a hurry. That's a lot of fun when we have a racecar that good. I can't say enough about it. It's been huge. We had that big wreck there back in August but the month of September has been good for us. We're seven for seven in the month of September. I can't say enough about this car and this team. We have such a potent combination."
The start of the Duel at the Demon 100 saw front row starters Ryan Bartlett and Stewart Friesen duke it out back and forth before the first caution of the night was brought out on lap five as Danny Johnson hit the wall hard coming out of turn four, bringing out the red flag. Danny climbed out of the car and was fine.
Billy Decker took advantage of the lap six restart as he went three wide going into turns one and two splitting the two and taking over the top spot.
Seventh place starter Tim Fuller was already knocking on Friesen's doors by lap nine for the second spot. Fuller slid Friesen in turns three and four and took over the second spot on lap 11.
Twelfth place starter and point's leader Sheppard was in the top five by lap 12.
Decker was working his way around the bottom as Fuller planted his car on the topside and drove by Decker for the lead on lap 15.
Larry Wight started challenging Decker on the outside as he captured second spot on lap 17.
Sheppard took over fourth spot on lap 18 from Friesen.
Fuller had five car lengths over second place runner Wight when he caught the back of the field on lap 22.
Sheppard started challenging Decker on the bottom as Decker slid up in turns three and four allowing Sheppard to sneak by on lap 24 for the third spot.
Wight was driving hard on the outside as he was battling through heavy lapped traffic allowing Sheppard to close the gap. Sheppard dove under Wight and took over the number two spot on lap 35.
Fuller was running the top side of the track as Sheppard was digging low gaining ground on Fuller. Fuller got stuck behind a lapped car as Sheppard flew by on lap 39 to take the lead and immediately started to pull away.
Sheppard led the field at the halfway mark by a straightaway over Fuller, Wight, Decker and Friesen.
Decker took advantage of the lap 75 restart as he shot to the outside of Wight and took over the second spot on lap 76.
Sheppard was in his own league as he pulled away while Wight, Friesen and Sears Jr. battled for the third spot. Sears Jr. made a late race charge, took third spot then stalked down Decker to take the second spot with one lap to go.
As Dave Farney threw the VP Racing Fuels double checkered flags, it was clear that Sheppard and his team are one lethal combination. "I told these guys after that wreck that we needed to bounce back 100%. Within a matter of three of four days we were 100%. We got back to Lebanon Valley and it showed since then we've been on a tear. I can't thank everyone enough."
Eighth place starter Tim Sears Jr. made a late race charge as he patiently waited for the right time to make his moves and finish in the runner up spot.
"As the race went on the car kept getting better and better. It kind of just fell into place. Billy, Larry and Friesen all started sliding around so I knew I was going to be pretty good I just kept saving. All of the hard work in the shop and stuff, that's where these good runs come from. The harder you work, the better the results."
Billy Decker led early but fell two spots short once the checkered flag fell behind Sheppard and Sears Jr.
"The Page Transportation wasn't bad we just weren't good enough. So we just need to grin and bear it and claw at it and salvage a finish. I wasn't working good anywhere really. I just tried to roll and keep it straight but I didn't do a good job at that."
Race Notes:
41 modifieds attempted to qualify and 30 started the feature. Matt Sheppard received the Pole Position Raceway fast time award in time trials with a 14.105. There was one red on lap 5 and two yellows on lap 60 and lap 75 during the feature.
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Super DIRTcar Series Statistical Report; Sept. 16, 2016; Brewerton Speedway, Brewerton, N.Y.
A-Main (100 Laps) - 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 2. 83x-Tim Sears Jr., 3. 91-Billy Decker, 4. 44-Stewart Friesen, 5. 99l-Larry Wight, 6. X-Chad Phelps, 7. 98h-Jimmy Phelps, 8. 19-Tim Fuller, 9. 20-Brett Hearn, 10. 42p-Pat Ward, 11. 8r-Rob Bellinger, 12. 18h-Peter Britten, 13. 76-Bobby Varin, 14. 70Michael Maresca, 15. 35-Frank Cozze, 16. 6h-Max McLaughlin, 17. 93-Ryan Bartlett, 18. 109-Billy Whittaker, 19. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 20. 3b-Chad Brachmann, 21. 63-Adam Roberts, 22. 33-Ryan Arbithnot, 23. 6m-Mat Williamons, 24. 43-Keith Flach, 25. 99b-Chuck Bower, 26. 32c-Vic Coffey, 27. 19w-Justin Wright, 28. 3-Justin Haers, 29. 88m-Mike Mahaney, 30. 27j-Danny Johnson
Last Chance Showdown 2 (8 laps) - 1. 35-Frank Cozze, 2. 19w-Justin Wright, 3. 43-Keith Flach, 4. 3b-Chad Brachmann, 5. 14j-Alan Johnson, 6. 99-Ryan Phelps, 7. 02-Roy Bresnahan, 8. 15-Brett Tonkin, 9. 88a-Joe August Jr., 10. 56-Vince Vitale
Last Chance Showdown 1 (8 Laps) - 1. 109-Billy Whittaker, 2. 99b-Chuck Bower, 3. 8r-Rob Bellinger, 4. 32c-Vic Coffey, 5. 16-Mike Bowman, 6. 34-Andrew Ferguson, 7. 07-Tim Kerr, 8. 83-Tom Seas Jr., 9. 27j-Danny Johnson, 10. 8-Rich Scagliotta
Heat 4 (8 Laps) - 1. 19-Tim Fuller, 2. 44-Stewart Friesen, 3. 63-Adam Roberts, 4. 76-Bobby Varin, 5. 33-Ryan Arbithnot, 6. 19w-Justin Wright, 7. 02-Roy Bresnahan, 8. 3b-Chad Brachmann, 9. 15-Brett Tonkin, 10. 56-Vince Vitale
Heat 3 (8 Laps) - 1. 18h-Peter Britten, 2. 93-Ryan Bartlett, 3. X-Chad Phelps, 4. 88-Mike Mahaney, 5. 7-Michael Maresca, 6. 35-Frank Cozze, 7. 43-Keith Flach, 8. 14j-Alan Johnson, 9. 88a-Joe August Jr., 10. 99-Ryan Phelps
Heat 2 (8 Laps) - 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 2. 91-Billy Decker, 3. 83x-Tim Sears Jr., 4. 42p-Pat Ward, 5. 98h-Jimmy Phelps, 6. 109-Billy Whittaker, 7. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 8. 34-Andrew Ferguson, 9. 83-Tom Sears Jr., 10. 5h-Chris Hile
Heat 1 (8 Laps) - 1. 6h-Max McLaughlin, 2. 6-Mat Williamson, 3. 99l-Larry Wight, 4. 20-Brett Hearn, 5. 3-Justin Haears, 6. 99b-Chuck Bower, 7. 16-Mike Bowman, 8. 8r-Rob Bellinger, 9. 27j-Danny Johnson, 10. 07-Tim Kerr, 11. 32c-Vic Coffey
Group 4 Qualifier - 1. 19-Tim Fuller, 14.310; 2. 44-Stewart Friesen, 14.321; 3. 63-Adam Roberts, 14.565; 4. 02-Roy Bresnahan, 14.46; 5. 19w-Justin Wright, 14.840; 6. 76-Bobby Varin, 14.871; 7. 3b-Chad Brachmann, 15.036; 8. 33-Ryan Arbithnot, 15.079; 9. 15-Brett Tonkin, 15.120; 10. 56-Vince Vitale, 15.158
Group 3 Qualifier - 1. 18h-Peter Britten, 14.533; 2. X-Chad Phelps, 14.589; 3. 93-Ryan Bartlett, 14.634; 4. 88m-Mike Mahaney, 14.771; 5. 43-Keith Flach, 14.822; 6. 7-Michael Maresca, 14.915; 7. 99-Ryan Phelps, 15.007; 8. 35-Frank Cozze, 15.186; 9. 88a-Joe August Jr., 15.317; 10. 14j-Alan Johnson, 15.381
Group 2 Qualifier - 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 14.105; 2. 91-Billy Decker, 14.336; 3. 83x-Tim Sears Jr., 14.396; 4. 98h-Jimmy Phelps, 14.480; 5. 42p-Pat Ward, 14.484; 6. 5h-Chris Hile, 14.619; 7. 109-Billy Whittaker, 14.739; 8. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 14.873; 9. 34-Andrew Ferguson, 14.983; 10. 62s-Tom Sears Jr., 15.009
Group 1 Qualifier - 1. 6h-Max McLaughlin, 14.319; 2. 6m-Mat Williamson, 14.486; 3. 20-Brett Hearn, 14.532; 4. 99b-Chuck Bower, 14.460; 5. 99l-Larry Wight, 14.715; 6. 3-Justin Haers, 14.720; 7. 8r-Rob Bellinger, 14.757; 8. 07-Tim Kerr, 14.887; 9. 16-Mike Bowman, 14.925; 10. 32c-Vic Coffey, 14.934; 11. 27j-Danny Johnson, 14.987
The Super DIRTcar Series and DIRTcar Racing in the Northeast is brought to fans by many important sponsors and partners, including: Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel), Chevy Performance Parts and NAPA Auto Parts; in addition to contingency sponsors, including: ASI Race Wear, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, Fox Shocks, Henry's Exhaust Systems, Intercomp, JE Pistons, JRI Shocks, KSE Racing Products, Mike's Racing Heads, Motorsports Safety Systems, MSD, Pole Position Raceway, Superflow Dynos and Wrisco Aluminum; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Beyea Headers, Racing Electronics and TNT Rescue.
