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BROWNSTOWN, IN (August 27, 2016) - “Downtown” Danny Holtgraver nearly dominated Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions competition on Saturday night at the Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana, leading all 40 circuits to capture his third Arctic Cat All Star victory of the 2016 season, as well as the first Arctic Cat All Star victory at Brownstown Speedway since June of 1999. Holtgraver, pilot of Pete Grove’s Premier Motorsports/Premier Pallets/Bonnell’s Rod Shop/DKW Transport/No. 70 entry, started from the outside-pole position at the quarter-mile bullring, eventually holding off charges by Dale Blaney, Randy Hannagan, and Sheldon Haudenschild to score the $5,000 top prize.
“Man, I can’t thank my guys enough for all that they do for me,” Danny Holtgraver said in victory lane. “Pete Grove gave me a great opportunity this year. I can’t thank him enough for that. He allows me to come out here and do what I love to do each and every weekend. Cody Jacobs, my dad, Mike, Al; they all bust their butts and I truly appreciate it. We needed another one of these. The last few weeks haven’t been too great for us for a number of reasons. We’ll celebrate this one and get ready to try again tomorrow.”
Holtgraver takes ‘em downtown in Brownstown! Leads all 40 laps to score third Arctic Cat All Star victory of the season at Brownstown Speedway Photo Credit: Mark Schaefer/http://www.schaefer11.smugmug.com/
Holtgraver wasted no time getting to the front of the feature field, taking control after the initial green flag to lead lap one over Kraig Kinser and Arctic Cat All Star point leader Chad Kemenah. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native relied on Brownstown Speedway’s heavy curb for momentum, racing on top undistracted by a near-two second margin until traffic came into play, easing the pace for the first time on lap six.
Even as traffic intensified, Holtgraver kept his composure; using momentum to keep a lengthy advantage while negotiating lapped cars. Meanwhile, Chad Kemenah, Dale Blaney, and Sheldon Haudenschild created a three-car battle for positions two through four, a battle that would last for nearly 15 circuits. After multiple slide jobs and crossovers, Blaney eventually settled into second, followed by Sheldon Haudenschild and Chad Kemenah.
A caution on lap 18, and a late red flag incident on lap 35, proved to be no distraction for Danny Holtgraver, ultimately racing on to park himself in Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory lane for the 12th time in his career. Dale Blaney, aboard his familiar GoMuddy.com/Big Game Treestands/CH Motorsports/No. 1, finished second after starting fifth, followed by Randy Hannagan, who climbed from the outside of row five to earn his podium performance. The “Hurricane” made his first appearance in a podium position on lap 33, driving under the familiar No. 93 of Sheldon Haudenschild in traffic.
“I just felt really comfortable from the start. Cody and the guys had this thing exactly where it needed to be,” Holtgraver said. “The top was where I felt the strongest. It started to get pretty tricky; not a lot left toward the end of the race. You kinda had to tip-toe your way around there and make sure you didn’t get sucked over the edge. Traffic was tough at times, but we were able to get through it pretty well without too many hiccups. I’m just really happy to be back in this position. We’ll try to double-up on the weekend tomorrow night at Millstream.”
The 2016 Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions title chase continues to make headlines, as only 70 points separate the top three competitors in the current championship standings. Using his runner-up finish at Brownstown Speedway, Dale Blaney has chipped away Chad Kemenah’s advantage to just six points with only nine events remaining in 2016. Sheldon Haudenschild finds himself third in the championship standings, just 70 points out of the top spot. Cap Henry and Danny Holtgraver round-out the top-five, respectively.
The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will officially end the month of August with a visit to the Millstream Speedway in Findlay, Ohio, on Sunday night, August 28. It will be the second and final Millstream appearance of the 2016 season for “America’s Series,” the 55th overall appearance by the traveling circuit since their first visit in 1982. Dale Blaney is the most recent Arctic Cat All Star winner at the Findlay half-mile, holding back Chad Kemenah and Kyle Larson during Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket on June 19. The victory, the fourth of Blaney’s Arctic Cat All Star career at Millstream Speedway, was worth $5,000.
Millstream Speedway in Findlay, Ohio, will allow pit access beginning at 3:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, August 28. A mandatory drivers meeting will be conducted at 5:30, followed by hot laps at 6:30. More news and updates can be found online at www.millstreamspeedway.net.
Contingency Awards/Results: Brownstown Speedway - Saturday, August 27, 2016:
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 30 Entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Andrew Palker - 11.378 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Dale Blaney - 11.318 seconds (*NTR)
Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Kraig Kinser
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Cole Duncan
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Chad Kemenah
JE Pistons Dash: Kraig Kinser
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Danny Holtgraver
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Cap Henry (+15)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Cap Henry
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: T.J. Michael (11th)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Caleb Armstrong (16th)
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse: Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
1.1-Dale Blaney, 11.318; 2.67-Carson Macedo, 11.331; 3.21-Cap Henry, 11.418; 4.71-Jac Haudenschild, 11.497; 5.4K-Kody Kinser, 11.507; 6.10H-Chad Kemenah, 11.566; 7.11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.571; 8.8M-TJ Michael, 11.635; 9.40-Caleb Helms, 11.646; 10.70-Danny Holtgraver, 11.654; 11.21C-Carson Short, 11.672; 12.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.687; 13.56R-Ryan Myers, 11.738; 14.81-Lee Jacobs, 11.751; 15.22-Cole Duncan, 11.759; 16.11N-Randy Hannagan, 11.817; 17.57X-Andrew Palker, 11.858; 18.85-Mike Terry, 11.868; 19.7C-Caleb Armstrong, 11.875; 20.22B-Ryan Broughton, 11.876; 21.1080-Jordan Mackison, 11.879; 22.71m-Paul May, 11.965; 23.4-Danny Smith, 12.008; 24.3-Dakota Jackson, 12.180; 25.95-Hunter Mackison, 12.238; 26.60-Kory Crabtree, 12.493; 27.83-Adam Cruea, 12.592; 28.10P-Jim Perricone, 13.292; 29.49H-Bradley Howard, 99.140; 30.4B-Tom Busch, 99.990;
Heat 1, Group A - (10 Laps)
1. 11K-Kraig Kinser[2] ; 2. 40-Caleb Helms[5] ; 3. 8M-TJ Michael[1] ; 4. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[7] ; 5. 21C-Carson Short[6] ; 6. 85-Mike Terry[8] ; 7. 3-Dakota Jackson[9] ; 8. 71-Jac Haudenschild[3] ; 9. 21-Cap Henry[4]
Heat 2, Group B - (10 Laps)
1. 22-Cole Duncan[1] ; 2. 81-Lee Jacobs[2] ; 3. 1-Dale Blaney[4] ; 4. 11N-Randy Hannagan[5] ; 5. 4K-Kody Kinser[3] ; 6. 71m-Paul May[7] ; 7. 4-Danny Smith[8] ; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison[9] ; 9. 1080-Jordan Mackison[6] ; 10. 83-Adam Cruea[10]
Heat 3, Group C - (10 Laps)
1. 10H-Chad Kemenah[3] ; 2. 70-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 3. 67-Carson Macedo[4] ; 4. 22B-Ryan Broughton[7] ; 5. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[6] ; 6. 57X-Andrew Palker[5] ; 7. 60-Kory Crabtree[8] ; 8. 56R-Ryan Myers[1] ; 9. 10P-Jim Perricone[9]
Dash 1 - (6 Laps)
1. 11K-Kraig Kinser[1] ; 2. 70-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah[5] ; 4. 8M-TJ Michael[3] ; 5. 1-Dale Blaney[6] ; 6. 4K-Kody Kinser[4] ; 7. 40-Caleb Helms[7] ; 8. 67-Carson Macedo[8]
B-Main 1 - (12 Laps)
1. 71-Jac Haudenschild[2] ; 2. 21-Cap Henry[1] ; 3. 56R-Ryan Myers[3] ; 4. 4-Danny Smith[5] ; 5. 60-Kory Crabtree[8] ; 6. 1080-Jordan Mackison[4] ; 7. 95-Hunter Mackison[7] ; 8. 10P-Jim Perricone[10] ; 9. 3-Dakota Jackson[6] ; 10. 83-Adam Cruea[9] ; 11. 49H-Bradley Howard[11]
A-Main 1 - (40 Laps)
1. 70-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 2. 1-Dale Blaney[5] ; 3. 11N-Randy Hannagan[12] ; 4. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[11] ; 5. 21-Cap Henry[20] ; 6. 10H-Chad Kemenah[3] ; 7. 11K-Kraig Kinser[1] ; 8. 22-Cole Duncan[10] ; 9. 71-Jac Haudenschild[19] ; 10. 71m-Paul May[17] ; 11. 8M-TJ Michael[4] ; 12. 40-Caleb Helms[7] ; 13. 81-Lee Jacobs[9] ; 14. 4K-Kody Kinser[6] ; 15. 67-Carson Macedo[8] ; 16. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[15] ; 17. 21C-Carson Short[14] ; 18. 57X-Andrew Palker[18] ; 19. 60-Kory Crabtree[23] ; 20. 85-Mike Terry[16] ; 21. 4-Danny Smith[22] ; 22. 56R-Ryan Myers[21] ; 23. 1080-Jordan Mackison[24] ; 24. 22B-Ryan Broughton[13]
Current Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (August 27, 2016):
1. Chad Kemenah: 4188
2. Dale Blaney: 4182
3. Sheldon Haudenschild: 4118
4. Cap Henry: 3940
5. Danny Holtgraver: 3914
6. Kraig Kinser: 3848
7. T.J. Michael: 3720
8. Caleb Helms: 3608
9. Lee Jacobs: 3422
10. Andrew Palker: 3376
Additional Arctic Cat All Star Series Info:
Those seeking additional information regarding the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions 📿should visit their official online home at www.allstarsprint.com. Series updates and breaking news will be posted regularly on the official Twitter account of the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions: https://twitter.com/ASCoC. Find full text results from each and every event, as well as an up-to-date schedule, online at www.allstarsprint.com/schedule/.
About the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions:
All Star Enterprises, LLC, wholly owned by Tony Stewart, d/b/a the All Star Circuit of Champions, is a winged sprint car series. The All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is one of the oldest traveling 410 sprint car organizations and is a staple of grassroots, open-wheel racing. Formed in 1970 by Bud Miller, the series has largely been considered the first 'outlaw' Sprint Car organization of the modern era. After a 10 year stint as owner of the All Stars, Miller passed control of the series to Bert Emick in 1980; a reign that would continue through 2002. Guy Webb then purchased the series from Emick in the summer of 2002 and served as the series President for the next 12 years. Motorsports entrepreneur Tony Stewart agreed to terms with Guy Webb to become the sole owner of the original winged sprint car tour in January of 2015.
About Arctic Cat:
The Arctic Cat brand is among the most widely recognized and respected in the recreational vehicle industry. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and markets all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), side-by-sides and snowmobiles, in addition to related parts, garments and accessories under the Arctic Cat® and Motorfist® brand names. Arctic Cat Inc.’s world headquarters is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “ACAT.” More information about Arctic Cat and its products is available at www.ArcticCat.com.
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THOMAS TAKES 2 IN SPECTACULAR SMACKDOWN WEEKEND; CASHES IN $10K SATURDAY NIGHT FINALE AT KOKOMO
Kokomo, Indiana August 27, 2016 - Kevin Thomas, Jr. closed his weekend the same way it all began back on Thursday night - with his car parked in Bryan Clauson's victory lane at Kokomo Speedway.
Thomas, of Cullman, Alabama, put in a masterful performance Saturday night, crafting 40 flawless laps around the ¼-mile dirt oval on his way to his 12th career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory - his second at the track in the last three nights - in "Sprint Car Smackdown V."
Cullman, Alabama's Kevin Thomas, Jr. won Saturday night's
"Sprint Car Smackdown V" at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. (RYAN SELLERS PHOTO)
It was a sight to behold as Thomas ripped around Kokomo lap-after-lap with pristine perfection, taking the lead in the early-going from Tyler Courtney, then leading the final 35 laps to earn his first "Smackdown" championship night trophy in his 4J Motorsports/Franklin Equipment - CEP Concrete/DRC/Chevy.
"It's remarkable that I was perfect for 40 laps," said a surprised Thomas. "It's a struggle for me to get through a heat race some days. Yesterday, we were really struggling and wondered what we were going to do. We were hoping we were going to make the top-eight and, luckily, we did. We got a good starting spot and got a clean track in front of us. I was just able to hit my marks. I actually need to thank Robert Ballou for showing me the way around the lapped cars. I think the bottom in turns three and four were going away and he started ripping the top up there."
Thomas began the 40-lap affair from the fourth position in front of a packed house who looked on as Lauren Stewart - Bryan Clauson's fiancée - waved the green flag.
Courtney, who started on the pole by virtue of defeating Thomas Meseraull in the two-car, three-lap B&W Auto Mart "King of the Hill" championship earlier in the night, would take the early advantage after sliding up in front of outside front row starter Mesearull entering turn one at the start.
After leading the first lap by a miniscule margin, Courtney dove into turn one on the second lap, hiking the left rear in the process, which allowed Meseraull to pull ahead briefly on the bottom. Courtney was able to gather his wits and blasted around the outside of Meseraull out of turn two to regain the lead.
After another near dead heat at the line at the conclusion of lap two, all signs pointed toward this being yet another classic Kokomo barnburner between Courtney and Meseraull.
However, that notion would be short-lived as Meseraull shadowed Courtney at the exit of turn four on lap three. Without warning, Meseraull's car suddenly veered right, plowing into the outside wall and putting a severe hurt on the front end of the Michael Dutcher Motorsports no. 17GP. Meseraull was uninjured, but would be finished for the remainder of the night.
On the lap three restart, Courtney shot out to the lead once again as Chad Boespflug, who, just last week, bagged $60,000 in winnings at Badlands Motor Speedway in South Dakota, began to peek his nose underneath Thomas for the second spot. Together, the two began to close the gap between themselves and leader Courtney and, on lap six, Thomas was able to sneak by Courtney to take the point with an outside pass on the back straightaway. One lap later, Boespflug also slipped by Courtney to grab second.
On the ninth lap, Zach Daum walked away from an end-over-end turn one flip that brought out the night's first red.
Working on the cushion in turns one and two and the bottom in turns three and four, Thomas put a little bit of distance between himself and the rest of the field as second-running Boespflug followed in suit nearly four car-lengths back when racing resumed.
Kyle Robbins barrel-rolled his machine into turn one to bring out the night's second red flag on the 15th lap. He was uninjured, but the stoppage erased the more than one second lead Thomas had constructed in the early stages.
Thomas snaked the field around the turn four infield tires for the lap 15 restart. Yet, it was on the opposite portion of the racetrack where fourth-running Chris Windom began to make his charge. Windom put all four of his wheels above the cushion in turns one and two and on the entry to turn three before diamonding off to charge down the turn four banking.
Windom was the only frontrunner to put "four in the fluff," propelling him into contention and, on lap 19, Windom cut to the inside of turn four to take the third spot from Courtney. But, by that point, Thomas and Boespflug had broken away by a near-straightaway over third-running Windom.
That would not deter Windom in any way whatsoever as he quickly ate away the interval and, with less than ten laps remaining, was running right with Thomas and Boespflug as the trio encountered lapped traffic.
Thomas would have to run the final circuits to perfection. Any false move could prove costly as he laid it all on the line in lapped traffic. The pressure mounted for Thomas with both Boespflug and Windom chomping at the bit like a bulldog who smells a pork chop, ready to pounce in an instant.
Like a fighter pilot with laser focus, Thomas was precise, never wavering in traffic for a single iota while steadily increasing his lead during the final laps from roughly seven-tenths of a second with two to go to eight-tenths as he sped underneath the white flag.
Thomas rose to the occasion at the end to take his first career "Smackdown" championship night victory, ending Dave Darland's stranglehold of the event over the last three years while also joining inaugural winner Bryan Clauson as a winner of the $10,000 prize over Boespflug, Windom, Darland and July's Kokomo "Indiana Sprint Week" winner Kyle Cummins.
Kevin Thomas, Jr. won his third USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature of the 2016 season Saturday night at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway - his second victory of the weekend. (DAVID NEARPASS PHOTO)
Hanford's Boespflug came up just short of adding yet another big money triumph to his résumé in 2016, but had to settle for a solid second-place run in his NineEight Motorsports-EZR/AMSOIL - Creative Finishing - Midwest Shades/Maxim/Claxton.
"This is the place where you run the hardest laps of any track you go to," Boespflug explained. "Hats off to Kevin (Thomas, Jr.); he was flawless. I gave everything I had. My guys worked their butts off tonight. They found a problem after the "King of the Hill" and were able to get that fixed. I'm glad to be on the podium, but I would've liked to have been one spot further up. He (Thomas) was just too good. I thought I had a little something when he stumbled in turn two. Kevin's been tough here, but, hopefully, one day I'll be able to get a win here."
Windom, of Canton, Illinois, had a strong campaign throughout the weekend, grabbing second and sixth-place finishes on Thursday and Friday, respectively, before scoring a third in Saturday night's finale in his Baldwin Brothers Racing/Fox Paving - AMSOIL/Maxim/Claxton Mopar.
"They (Thomas and Boespflug) both ran almost perfect races," acknowledged Windom. "They never really bobbled. I was running my butt off trying to catch them up top. I think us three were so fast that we couldn't do much with each other. We caught lapped traffic and just had to follow each other. I want to thank everyone who helps us. They busted their butts all week. Thanks to the O'Connors and the fans for sticking it out in the rain. They did a hell of a job. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else four days in a row except here."
Contingency award winners Saturday night at Kokomo Speedway included Robert Ballou (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Dave Darland (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Winner), Brady Bacon (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Winner), Tyler Thomas (Indy Race Parts Semi Winner & KSE Racing Products Hard Charger), Tyler Courtney (B&W Auto Mart "King of the Hill" Winner) and Logan Jarrett (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Feature Finisher).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 27, 2016 - Kokomo, Indiana - Kokomo Speedway - "Sprint Car Smackdown V"
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. Robert Ballou (#1 Ballou), 2. Zach Daum (#5D Daum), 3. Kyle Cummins (#3R Rock Steady), 4. Logan Jarrett (#29 Jarrett), 5. Isaac Chapple (#52 LNR), 6. Tyler Thomas (#04 Burton), 7. Josh Spencer (#66J Spencer). 2:13.80
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. Dave Darland (#11 Walker/Curb-Agajanian), 2. Shane Cottle (#57 Hazen), 3. Jarett Andretti (#18 Andretti), 4. Aaron Farney (#15F Farney), 5. Tyler Hewitt (#97x One More Time), 6. Brian Karraker (#23K Karraker), 7. Tim Creech (#2c Creech). 2:13.45
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD QUALIFYING RACE: (10 laps) 1. Brady Bacon (#69 Dynamics), 2. Jon Stanbrough (#81 Stanbrough), 3. Brent Beauchamp (#34 Olson), 4. Colten Cottle (#1RL Lambertson), 5. Kyle Robbins (#17R Robbins), 6. Joe Bares (#19 TEST). 7. Cole Ketcham (#41K Ketcham). NT
ALSO AT THE TRACK: Hunter Schuerenberg (#2E Epperson).
B & W AUTO MART "KING OF THE HILL" 2-CAR SHOOTOUTS: (3 laps each) Round 1: Thomas Meseraull (#17GP Dutcher) defeated Chase Stockon (#32 32 TBI); Chad Boespflug (#98E NineEight/EZR) defeated C.J. Leary (#66 Amati); Tyler Courtney (#23c TOPP) defeated Chris Windom (#5 Baldwin); Kevin Thomas, Jr. (#4J 4J Motorsports) defeated Justin Grant (#17 McGhee). Semi-Final: Meseraull defeated Boespflug and Courtney defeated Thomas Jr. Final Round: Courtney defeated Meseraull.
INDY RACE PARTS SEMI: (15 laps) 1. T.Thomas, 2. Farney, 3. Jarrett, 4. C.Cottle, 5. Robbins, 6. Karraker, 7. Hewitt, 8. Chapple, 9. Spencer, 10. Bares, 11. Creech. 3:28.93
FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Kevin Thomas Jr., 2. Chad Boespflug, 3. Chris Windom, 4. Dave Darland, 5. Kyle Cummins, 6. Justin Grant, 7. Tyler Courtney, 8. Brady Bacon, 9. C.J. Leary, 10. Tyler Thomas, 11. Shane Cottle, 12. Jon Stanbrough, 13. Logan Jarrett, 14. Robert Ballou, 15. Aaron Farney, 16. Chase Stockon, 17. Jarett Andretti, 18. Brent Beauchamp, 19. Kyle Robbins, 20. Colten Cottle, 21. Zach Daum, 22. Thomas Meseraull. NT
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**Ketcham flipped during the third heat. Daum flipped on lap 9 of the feature. Robbins flipped on lap 15 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Courtney, Laps 6-40 K.Thomas Jr.
KSE HARD CHARGER: Tyler Thomas (18th-10th)
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Bacon-2,092, 2-Ballou-1,919, 3-Stockon-1,859, 4-Meseraull-1,851, 5-Darland-1,748, 6-Boespflug-1,725, 7-Leary-1,702, 8-Windom-1,580, 9-Max McGhee-1,264, 10-Farney-1,155.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE (Special Event): September 2 - Kokomo (IN) Speedway - "Bryan Clauson Celebration of Life"
HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsHamlin, PA - Cars and Stars In Abundance With For Hamlin Speedway's Exciting Eight Feature Race Card
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
Great weather and cars and stars by the numbers brought a standing room only crowd to the Hamlin Speedway as the Smith Family and Staff presented a superb eight feature race card on Saturday evening. Hamlin Speedway Promoter Randy Smith had the 1/5th mile oval as "fit as a fiddle" and the 115 entries who signed in for battle used every inch of the raceway to carve out a wonderful night of entertainment for the appreciative crowd. The Smith Family orchestrated the eight feature event program by 10:33 PM in the evening that found some of the top stars at the speedway strutting their stuff while some new faces also found out it feels very good to be sitting at the top of the racing podium. S&S Speedways Indoor Go Karts sponsored the evening of speed.
The All Star Slingshot feature headliner was captured by "The Little Tornado" Tyler Peet as he showed the 25-car field the quick way around the Hamlin clay to capture his second win of the season and first since opening night. "The Edge" Eddie Strada returned to the speedway for the second time in 2016 and took home his second win with a late charge over James "Phillip" Morris. Paul Richards Jr overcame an early advantage by smooth running Glenn Macomber as he captured his seventh win of the season in 270 Sprint action. "The Oxford Express" Dale Kober had the hot ticket in Super Slinger action as he wired the field for his third win of the season. Jared Silfee claimed his fifth win of the season in the Junior Slingshot finale. "The Nickel Man" Joel Smith was spot on as he drove away from the field to score his third win of the season in the Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds. The Rookie 600 Sprint field was split into two feature events and Brett Altemose and Scott Slater Jr each earned a win with great drives.
Tyler Peet grabbed the lead at the start of the 25-car field All Star Slingshot feature event with Dale Kober hustling to make his bid for the lead. Peet was able to step away from the field at times with lots of battles for position happening behind him. The two and three wide racing action at mid-pack was spectacular with driver after driver making his bid for the next position ahead of him. Peet was in the zone and separated himself from the rest of the field while Russell Benke was able to slip past Kober when they hit slower traffic in front of them. Peet would race to his second win with Benke and Kober following. Austin Silfee had a steady ride in fourth and "Magic Shoes" Mike McLaughlin hustled from 12th starting place to nail down fifth. Justin Mills, Nick Vinciguerra, Chris Kurtz, Brett Bieber and Alan Selemba rounded out the top ten.
The Super Slingers main event saw Dale Kober blasting out of the starting gate at the drop of the green flag battling with Wes Hearn for the top spot. Kober was able to open up some distance with some very quick 13.503 second laps to drive away and capture his third win of the season. Hearn was second with Roger Collins third, Ryan Lacoe fourth, Jim Conroy fifth and Steve Pirone and Jeff Haduck completing the finishing order.
Glenn Macomber led in the early laps of the 270 Sprint main but Paul Richards Jr used built up a full head of steam to drive to the inside line of the speedway to pull even and then slip past Macomber for the lead. Once out front Richards walked away from the field to record his eighth win of the season. Macomber put on a whale of a show as he ran hard for runner-up honors. "The A-Team" Brandon Azzalina took the Widdos car to a third place finish while Kyle Ferrucci, newcomer Alex Reinsmith and Randy Gombert completed the field.
The Junior Slingshot feature found Jared Silfee on the pole for the start and that would be just about all he needed to drive away from the field and go on to record his fifth win of the season at Hamlin. "TVD" Tanner Van Doren came on strong to finish second while Cole Stangle would race to third place after starting seventh and "The Hurricane" Hunter Lapp charged from ninth starting place to finish in fourth place. JJ Rice was fifth. The second five included Adam Buchel, Austin Homan, Shelby McLaughlin, Emily Fleming and Jake Mason. Mason was runner-up for a long time before he encountered some late race problems.
The start of the first Rookie 600 Wingless Sprint event found Brett Altemose putting it all together to lead all laps as he top-sided the speedway's outer reaches enroot to his first ever win at the speedway. Mack Brink challenged throughout but would settle for runner-up honors in a great drive. Newcomer Dylan Licklider was third in his first appearance while Tyler Galatro and Noah Zielinski completed the top five. Scott Slater Sr, Carmen Leggio Sr, Jacob Balliet and Ron Bosga completed the field.
Scott Slater Jr grabbed the lead at the start of the second Rookie 600 Sprint feature and had a pretty easy time of it as he raced out to an advantage early on and would race to his first ever win at the speedway.
Mikey Smith finished second with Paul Richards Jr in third place, Aaron Casterlin fourth and Justin Mills in fifth. The returning Tyler Kehs and newcomer Wendy Guest completed the field.
The Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modified event found Joel Smith hustling out front at the drop of the green flag and making each step of the way count as he was flawless in performance as he raced to his third win of the season. Damon Paul was second with Bill Dianella third, Cole Stangle fourth and Chloe Andreas in fifth. Will Casazza headed up the second five with Robert Haun, Matt Henneforth, Michael Samony, Janell Geary and Evan Civick following.
James Morris took the lead at the start of the headline 600 Sprint event. Morris was working the cushion to perfection with Zack Bealer and Eddie Strada matching his every move. Strada was able to slip underneath Bealer at the halfway mark and set sail for Morris. The fast pace of the field brought slower traffic into play and Morris and Strada were darting and diving under and around the slower cars. Strada, a master at the Hamlin facility, closed in on Morris on the backstretch, followed him hard into turn three and dove underneath Morris to pull even and then drive past him on the front stretch to take command of the event with five to go. Strada would go on to capture his second win in as many tries at Hamlin for the season in the Thornton Racing number 36. Morris did an excellent job for runner-up honors with Brandon Azzalina a very close third. Zack Bealer was strong in his new ride for fourth and Joel Smith rounded out the top five. The second five was headed up by Chad Sandt with Sam Kravitsky, Colin White, Ryan Quackenbush and Jacob Severn following. The fast paced event had 23 of the 26 starters completing the event a strong tribute to the drivers and to the crews who maintain the race cars.
PEARL JAMS:
The hotly contested evening of racing entertainment began on time and the staff kept moving the program along swiftly with a couple of breaks taken for track maintenance on the track surface and to keep the race track racy throughout the evening. Once again Smith and Company got the job done without reservation. The large standing room only crowd on hand for the event witnessed a great evening of racing entertainment.
Time trials found the Rookie 600 Sprints taking time with Geordan Marrero just nipping Brett Altemose with a fast time of 12.157 for Marrero and Altemose posting a 12.361 time. Chloe Andreas was top timer for the Stage One Modifieds with a 13.077 time and nipping Joel Smith who timed at 13.108 seconds and Damon Paul at 13.205.
Heat race wins went to Wes Hearn in the Super Slingers while Jared Silfee and "Lil Miss" Shelby McLaughlin were victorious in the Junior Slingshots. Glenn Macomber captured the heat race win for the 270 Sprints. Dale Kober, Tyler Peet and Russell Benke captured the Slingshot heat wins. Two rounds of heat action was needed to set the 600 Sprint field and winners included James Morris, Joel Smith, and Eddie Strada in round one while Chad Sandt, Jacob Severn and Dylan Martin recorded wins in round two.
Newcomers made their way to the speedway last night in droves. Nick Delcampo and Tayllor Schoenly made their first starts in the Slingshots. Alex Reinsmith made his first 270 start at Hamlin in quite some time. CJ Fritz made his initial debut in the Junior Slingshots. Dylan Licklider and Wendy Guest were new faces for the Rookie 600 Sprints while returning to action included Tyler Kehs, Jacob Fox, Scott Slater Sr and Jr and Aaron Casterlin. In the Stage One Modifieds, "The All American Boy" Robert Haun was aboard the Smith Fabrications Rental car and Matt Henneforth was aboard the family Stage One car. Eddie Strada, James Morris, Eric Heydenreich, Johnny Smith, Duane White, Steven Gully and Jason Van Doren were among the outsiders list for the 600 Sprint entries. Eddie Strada also shook down a new MMF car from creator Mark Manieri although the sharp looking creation encountered some bugs in it's debut.
The top twelve drivers in points for the double heat format were brought trackside by speedway announcer Steve Pados and the drivers tossed tennis balls into the kid's crowd (10 and under) for a special prize should their driver win. It was a fun introduction and the fans and drivers enjoyed the professional aspect of the neat promotion.
Paul Quear, a veteran of many racing wars was on hand last evening. Paul is 85 and still has the itch to get behind the wheel of a race car. Troy Langendoerfer was on hand taking in the races and gearing up for a return to regular action in 2017. "The Sandman" is a welcome addition to the great roster at Hamlin.
Special thanks once again to Tex Snyder as he continues to work out the bugs of the new PA System.
The speedway is gearing up for some big events on the horizon with the 2016 racing season hitting the final stages. The annual Roy Smith Memorial for the Stage One Modifieds takes place on September 3rd as the speedway ushers in Labor day. The September 10th event will feature two big events for the All Star Slingshots as the rained out Speedweeks race will be the first event to the post and followed by a complete show that will have the National Slingshot Tour in the house.
RESULTS:
All Star Slingshots: Tyler Peet, Russell Benke, Dale Kober, Austin Silfee, Mike McLaughlin, Justin Mills, Nick Vinciguerra, Chris Kurtz, Brett Bieber, Alan Selemba, Wes Hearn, Tyler Pirone, Nick Delcampo, Steve Pirone, Amanda Buchel, Ryan Davey, Tayllor Schoenly, John Mirabelli, Samantha Muller, Jeff Haduck, Sarah Bohlin, Ashley Kober, Taylor Mills, Alex Van Pelt, Josh Marcus
270cc Sprints: Paul Richards Jr, Glenn Macomber, Brandon Azzalina, Kyle Ferrucci, Alex Reinsmith, Randy Gombert, Don Schmidt, Jenna Schostkewitz
600cc Wingless Sprints: Eddie Strada, James Morris, Brandon Azzalina, Zack Bealer, Joel Smith, Chad Sandt, Sam Kravitsky, Colin White, Ryan Quackenbush, Jacob Severn, Zac Azzalina, Eric Heydenreich, Mick D'Agostino, Jason Van Doren, Joseph Smith, Danny Buccafusca, JD Casazza, Geordan Marrero, Johnny Smith, Dylan Martin, Duane White, Brett Altemose, Steven Gully, Tim Bauer, Mike Van Pelt, Jacob Fox
Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Joel Smith, Damon Paul, Bill Dianella, Cole Stangle, Chloe Andreas, Will Casazza, Robert Haun, Matt Henneforth, Michael Samony, Janell Geary, Evan Civick
Junior Slingshots: Jared Silfee, Tanner Van Doren, Cole Stangle, Hunter Lapp, JJ Rice, Adam Buchel, Austin Homan, Shelby McLaughlin, Emily Fleming, Jake Mason, CJ Fritz, Colton Geary, Cooper Schoenly, James Costlow
Super Slingshots: Dale Kober, Wes Hearn, Roger Collins, Ryan Lacoe, Jim Conroy, Steve Pirone, Jeff Haduck
Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (1) Brett Altemose, Mack Brink, Dylan Licklider, Tyler Galatro, Noah Zielinski, Scott Slater Sr, Carmen Leggio Sr, Jacob Balliet, Jared Lilly, Ron Bosga, Jakson Ring
Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (2) Scott Slater Jr, Mikey Smith, Paul Richards Jr, Aaron Casterlin, Justin Mills, Geordan Marrero, Tyler Kehs, Wendy Guest, David Trego, Jacob Fox
Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. The next event on the Hamlin Speedway schedule is set for September 3rd when all Divisions will be in action on the 1/5th mile clay cushioned oval and the Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modifieds are headlined with the annual Roy Smith Memorial 30 lap feature event. 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 at the speedway include the All Star Slingshot National 50 lap Tour event on September 10th, offering $1,000.00 to win the feature based on 24 entries.
The postponed Speedweeks Slingshot finale will be the first event raced on September 10th, followed by a complete regular show highlighted by the All Star Slingshot National Tour 50-lap Tour event paying $1,000.00 to the winner based on a 24 entry count.
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
NEWS FROM NASCAR SANCTIONED GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA
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NEWS FROM NASCAR SANCTIONED GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA
Track promoter: Bruce Rogers @ 610.754.7688
MEDIA CONTACT: Ernie Saxton@215.752.7797-Cell:267.934.7286
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Race results written by Vicki Gehris with additions from Ernie Saxton
HOWARD, KLINE, LILICK, SMITH AND MYERS GARNER GRANDVIEW FEATURE VICTORIES ON A.D.MOYER NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA AUGUST 28, 2016 . . . The previous Saturday night, Duane Howard’s car sat in the Grandview Speedway pits destroyed due to an on track accident. The Norm Hansell owned No. 357H team worked diligently during the week and had another car prepared for the five-time track Modified point champion and the effort paid off. This Saturday night Howard started 14th in the 28-car starting grid and with three laps to go in the 30-Lap T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified All-American Racing Series feature sponsored by A.D. Moyer Hardware & Lumber, he managed to wrestle the lead away from DIRT Hall of Famer Frank Cozze on a restart. He never gave up the lead and this time he parked the car in victory lane for his third win of the season. He was thankful that Hansell put him in his second car to teammate Brett Kressley to give him the opportunity to compete at the 1/3-mile oval after losing his regular ride a few weeks prior. In addition to the top prize he also pocketed $250 from T.P. Trailers.
Ron Kline posted his third 25-Lap BRC NASCAR Late Model feature since getting behind the wheel of the Jr. Grebe/Wanda Brown No. 3X. This time he had to hold off the late race challenges of Randy Stoudt, who was in search of his 67th career win. He also earned an additional $100 from T.P. Trailers and the ½-way Dan’s Deli hoagie award.
In the caution filled 25-lap NASCAR Sportsman feature Ryan Lilick was victorious for the second time of the year. T.P. Trailers also awarded Lilick $100.
The two 15-Lap Blast From The Past Vintage car features were won by Dave Smith and Ron Myers.
The battle for the championships in all three divisions of NASCAR sanctioned stock car racing comes to an end next Saturday. The WNPV-1440AM Radio sponsored night of racing will feature the T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars starting at 7:30 p.m.
This will be the final point races of the season at the Bechtelsville track. The top spot in the season long chase for the title in each division will earn the top finisher a healthy payoff from both NASCAR and the track.
Many of the Modified racers will also be using the night to get some additional track time as they prepare for the Granddaddy of area classics, the 46th Annual Freedom 76 paying $25,000 to win and taking place on Saturday, September 10th. Many of the top names in Modified racing will be taking part.
Bobby Gunther-Walsh took the early lead at the onset of the Modified feature and held that position until Justin Grim, who was having a solid fourth place run, stopped in turn four bringing out the caution with nine laps completed. On the restart, rookie Brett Kressley charged to the front trying to capture his second win leaving Gunther-Walsh, Brian Krummel, Cozze and Howard to dice for the remaining positions.
With 18 laps in the books Kressley had an enormous lead built up and encountered numerous lap cars.
At one point Kressley went between Carroll Hine III and Chris Gambler. Both Hine III and Gambler spun in turn two creating a lap 22 caution. Hine III and Gambler continued, but before action resumed Kressley pulled into the infield with ignition problems. The turn of events put Gunther-Walsh back in front for the restart with Cozze alongside. When action went green, Cozze and Gunther-Walsh traded paint and Cozze emerged as the new leader. Howard, Craig VonDohren and Krummel followed through as Gunther-Walsh got shuffled back to fourth with Doug Manmiller fifth.
Hine III regrouped the pack when he stopped in the third turn on the 27th lap. This restart saw Howard become the new pacesetter.
Krummel, running a strong fifth, lost a left rear wheel for the final yellow with two to go. Howard wasted no time since he knew Cozze, VonDohren, Mike Gular, who started 22nd after winning the consolation and Manmiller were right on his bumper waiting to make their move.
Howard kept the momentum going and was able to keep his fellow competitors behind him to pull into the winner’s circle for his 71st career win. Finishing second was Cozze followed by VonDohren, Gular and Manmiller, who finally had a change of luck for a decent finish.
Mike Kellner, Ryan Grim and Gunther-Walsh won the heats. The consolation race went to Gular.
In Late Model action Joe “Geezer” Fanelli led for two laps before Kline overtook him.
While Kline showed the way, Fanelli, Bryon Sipe, Steve Todorow and Dan Green jockeyed for second through fifth.
Sean Merkel stopped in the second turn with smoke coming out of the car for the lap 11 caution. Kline held his spot on the restart, but by now Stoudt, a two-time point champion, was in the runner-up spot in pursuit of the former point champion, who was already outdistancing himself.
By the 17th lap Stoudt, running the high groove, reeled in Kline, who took the inside lane. Stoudt made several challenges, but to no avail.
Kline didn’t give anyone an opportunity to overtake him and scored another win trailed by Stoudt, Wayne Pfeil, Chuck Schutz and Sipe.
After three tries to complete one lap in the Sportsman feature, rookie Andrew Kreis was at the head of the pack with Pat Conrad, Brandon Whitmoyer, Dylan Swinehart and Ryan Lilick pressuring him.
Brandon Whitmoyer became the new leader on the 10th lap.
Lady Luck certainly wasn’t with the Whitmoyer’s for this event as Craig, Brandon’s brother, started the night first in points but was eliminated earlier which dropped him to third in the point standings and now Brandon’s car had a huge bellow of smoke which caused him to stop in turns three and four on lap 17. Whitmoyer’s misfortune put Kreis back in first again on the restart with Ryan Lilick on his tailpipe.
Lilick passed Kreis for the lead one lap later and was able to hold off the challenges of Joe Funk III for the win.
Following Lilick and Funk III across the line were Jordan Henn, who regained the point lead with this finish; Kreis and Brad Arnold.
B. Whitmoyer, Funk III and Dylan Swinehart were the heat winners. The consolation race was won by Mike Lisowski.
RACE RESULTS
A.D. Moyer T.P. Trailers NASCAR Modified Feature (30 Laps): 1. Duane Howard, 2. Frank Cozze, 3. Craig VonDohren, 4. Mike Gular, 5. Doug Manmiller, 6. Jeff Strunk, 7. Steve Swinehart, 8. Jared Umbenhauer, 9. Kevin Hirthler, 10. Ryan Grim, 11. Bobby Gunther-Walsh, 12. Chris Esposito, 13. Kyle Borror, 14. Brian Houseknecht, 15. Kory Fleming, 16. Kyle Weiss, 17. Ron Seltmann Jr., 18. Brian Krummel, 18. Mike Kellner, 20. Ray Swinehart, 21. Carroll Hine III, 22. Chris Gambler, 23. Brett Kressley, 24. Kenny Gilmore, 25. Glenn Owens, 26. John Willman, 27. Justin Grim, 28. Blaine Bracelin Jr., DNQ: Brett Gilmore, Ryan Kunkle, John Tschudy, Brad Force and Eric Biehn.
A.D. Moyer BRC NASCAR Late Model Feature (25 Laps): 1. Ron Kline, 2. Randy Stoudt, 3. Wayne Pfeil, 4. Chuck Schutz, 5. Bryon Sipe, 6. Brian Shuey, 7. Cory Merkel, 8. Dan Green, 9. Joe Fanelli, 10. Steve Todorow, 11. Dave Ogin, 12. Eric Hoch, 13. Sean Merkel.
A.D. Moyer NASCAR Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. Ryan Lilick, 2. Joe Funk III, 3. Jordan Henn, 4. Andrew Kreis, 5. Brad Arnold, 6. Mike Lisowski, 7. Dylan Swinehart, 8. Brian Hirthler, 9. Paul Kline, 10. Ryan Higgs, 11. Jack Butler, 12. Derrick Smith, 13. B.J. Joly, 14. Dean Bachman, 15. Nathan Mohr, 16. Mike Koffel, 17.Mark Kemmerer, 18. Brandon Whitmoyer, 19. Kenny Bock, 20. Brian Papiez, 21. Pat Conrad, 22. Kyle Lilick, 23. Craig Whitmoyer, 24. Jesse Landis, 25. Jim Housworth, 26. Jordan Umbenhauer. DNQ: Josh Adams, Lex Shive, Paul Effring, Ken Eckert Jr., Steve Warner, Ryan Beltz and Carl Bittenbender.
A.D. Moyer Vintage Class Feature (15 Laps): 1. Dave Smith, 2. Kevin Barndt, 3. Bill Gerhart, 4. Joe Poliacik. 5. Rick Mutter.
A.D. Moyer Modified Class Feature (15 Laps): 1. Ron Myers, 2. Mike Garris Jr., 3. Kevin Kuser, 4. Ronnie Peck, 5. Brett Peters.
Grandview Speedway, a one-third-mile, banked clay track, is located on Passmore Road just off Route 100 in Bechtelsville, PA, 10 miles north of Pottstown. A full assortment of great concessions and novelty items are available. Free parking on the grounds. Fans are invited to the competition area after the events are completed to meet the racers. For information telephone 610.754.7688 or check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com, Twitter@GrandviewSpeedway and www.facebook.com/grandviewspeedway along with Rainedout.com (for rainout information).
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, September 3, 7: p.m. WNPV-1440AM Radio Night, final point races of the season, NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman.
Friday, September 9, 7 p.m. Sportsman stock cars (38 lap feature), TSRS 305 Sprints and Modified practice session
Saturday, September 10, 7 p.m. 46TH Annual Freedom 76, $25,000 to win for the Modifieds plus Cash Dash. Rain date is Saturday, September 17th.
Saturday, October 15, 6 p.m. Thunder on the Hill Series Halloween Party featuring Modifieds, Sportsman and TSRS Sprints.
Sunday, November 6, 7 a.m. Fall Racer’s Flea Market
Saturday, November 19, 54th Anniversary Awards Banquet, Gilbertsville, PA Fire Co. Social Hall, doors open at 4 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. followed by awards
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LEARY’S LONG WAIT IS OVER; WINS SMACKDOWN NIGHT TWO AT KOKOMO
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LEARY’S LONG WAIT IS OVER; WINS SMACKDOWN NIGHT TWO AT KOKOMO
Kokomo, Indiana August 26, 2016 - Patience is a virtue and, over the last five seasons, no one has exhibited that more than C.J. Leary.
After watching five other drivers notch their first series victories this season, it was C.J.’s turn Friday night as he held off multiple mid-race challenges, then cruised his way to victory lane for his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory on night two of “Sprint Car Smackdown V” at Kokomo Speedway.
In what was his 140th career series start, Leary led all 30 laps from the pole at Kokomo, but it was not nearly as easy as the box score would indicate. Leary had to hold off Thomas Meseraull and Tyler Courtney on a heavy, lightning-quick racetrack assisted by persistent rain throughout the evening.
Alongside his initial Silver Crown victory back in April at Terre Haute, Greenfield, Indiana’s Leary became the first driver since Kyle Larson in 2011 to win both his first career USAC Silver Crown and National Sprint Car victories in the same season.
“I can’t even put this into words right now,” Leary said after taking the Amati Racing/Marion Underground Construction – Zeller Construction/DRC/Dynotech to BC’s victory lane. “I’ve been so close; I can finally say ‘I parked it.’ Bryan (Clauson) took a lot of wins away from me, but I can say it definitely made me better. Donnie and Cody (Gentry) had this thing on a rail. I got to thank Shane (Wade) for putting me in this car. This is unreal.”
“When I caught lapped traffic, it got real hard seeing the cushion getting into (turn) one,” Leary added. “There was a real fine line hitting the cushion just right. When I was by myself, the car was awesome. The racetrack was legendary tonight; it hasn’t been like this in a while! Hats off to the track crew for working their butts off to let us race tonight and to you fans for sticking it out.”
Michael Dutcher Motorsports’ pilot Meseraull began the 30-lap feature from the pole position with Amati Racing’s Leary alongside. Just one month ago, the two drivers were in the other’s current ride before swapping teams just after the conclusion of “Indiana Sprint Week.”
Meseraull beat Leary into turn one from the inside at the start, but Leary was able to use the high line to rocket off the turn two cushion to grab the lead, quickly distancing himself from Meseraull in the opening stages.
On the ninth lap, Gas City “Indiana Sprint Week” winner Courtney entered the fray, applying pressure to Meseraull for the second spot as the two followed Leary into the treacherous land of lapped traffic.
While negotiating backmarkers on the 13th lap, Meseraull stumbled on the turn two cushion, pulling the wheels off the ground briefly and opening the door for Courtney who darted alongside Meseraull, nearly making contact with each other as the two raced down the back straightaway. However, Meseraull was able to withstand the bullet to retain the second spot for the meantime.
Race leader Leary bounced off the thick turn two cushion on lap 15, forcing Meseraull, following just behind, to get on the binders, thus allowing Courtney to capitalize and grab second from Meseraull exiting turn two.
Meseraull dove to the bottom in turn one just after passing underneath flagman Tom Hansing’s crossed flags indicating the halfway mark of the 30-lap feature as Leary went topside and Courtney played the role as the meat in a three-car sandwich in the middle. Leary would prevail off of turn two as the leader while Meseraull slotted back into second and Courtney slid to third on the back straight.
Leary again ricocheted off the turn two cushion one lap later. Meseraull cut underneath Leary exiting turn two, making contact with his right front tire and Leary’s left rear which sent Meseraull’s car on four-wheel drift sideways down the back straightaway. Courtney stood on the throttle, wheel-standing his way past Meseraull for second entering turn three, then beat him in a race back to the flagstand by a single car-length to take the position.
Moments later, seventh-running Chase Stockon encountered trouble as he slowed to a crawl around the quarter-mile speedway, bringing about the yellow flag and forcing a restart on with just 13 laps to go.
As Courtney bounced across the bottom of turn one on the lap 18 restart, it allowed Meseraull to get a run on Courtney that eventually garnered him the second spot coming out of turn four.
Courtney refused to cower, though, as he fought back to the outside of Meseraull entering turn one, but Courtney snagged the cushion with the right rear, snapping him hard right toward the wall and forcing him off the gas which dropped him back two positions. Yet, Courtney would get a reprieve when the yellow flag fell for a turn one tangle between Cole Ketcham and Tyler Hewitt.
Under the caution, second-running Meseraull’s left rear tire was nearly completely flat, but he would remain on the track with the wounded rubber for the final 13 circuits. Leary spurted out front as the green flag flew, ringing the topside as Meseraull worked the middle and Courtney took to the bottom.
Leary began to put his stamp on this night in the ensuing laps, building up a nearly two second lead over Meseraull and Courtney by the time Hunter Schuerenberg’s machine went up in smoke with six laps remaining.
But the caution would fail to deter Leary - the 2015 Kokomo Speedway Sprint Car track champion - as he would once again pull away from the field, extending his lead lap-after-lap during his final six trips around the oval to finally earn that coveted USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature winner trophy, defeating Meseraull, Courtney, Shane Cottle and Chad Boespflug at the finish.
San Jose, California’s Thomas Meseraull took the Michael Dutcher Motorsports/Griffin’s Propane – Indiana Underground/Maxim/Fisher on its best run of the season Friday night, earning a second place finish as well as picking up the most combined points on Thursday and Friday of “Smackdown” to lock himself into Saturday night’s A-Main.
“We had a fast car,” Meseraull said. “With about 15 laps to go, we had a tire go down or I felt like we could’ve won. It feels good to run second. We are locked in for tomorrow and that’s the money night.”
Like Leary and Meseraull, Indianapolis, Indiana’s Courtney also finds himself locked into Saturday night’s feature after collecting third in his TOPP Motorsports/Maxim/Chevy.
“We were just a little tight on the short runs there,” Courtney recalled. “We had a good 15-lap run right there when we got into lapped traffic. We were in the right place at the right time a couple times, but the yellows just came out at the wrong time, but it’s a part of it. It’s pretty cool to see another guy get his first win this year at a place like this. We’re going to try to stop him from getting his second one tomorrow night and we’ll try to park it here for BC. My thoughts and prayers are still with the Clausons. They’ve done a lot for me in my career. I definitely would not be standing here right now if it weren’t for Bryan Clauson. I’m going to miss that guy a lot; I can’t say enough about him. And thank you to the O’Connors for giving us a great racetrack after what looking like it was going to be a rainout. We don’t have to do two shows tomorrow and we can just focus on tomorrow night for the “Smackdown” for 10 grand to win.”
Contingency award winners Friday night at Kokomo Speedway included Chad Boespflug (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Zach Daum (Simpson Race Products First Heat Winner), Thomas Meseraull (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Winner), Dave Darland (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Winner), Hunter Schuerenberg (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat Winner), Robert Ballou (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Kyle Cummins (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Feature Finisher).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 26, 2016 - Kokomo, Indiana - Kokomo Speedway - "Sprint Car Smackdown V" (Night Two)
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Chad Boespflug, 98E, NineEight/EZR-13.109; 2. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-13.158; 3. Tyler Courtney, 23c, TOPP-13.210; 4. Justin Grant, 17, McGhee-13.215; 5. Logan Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-13.222; 6. Cole Ketcham, 41K, Ketcham-13.248; 7. Jon Stanbrough, 81, Stanbrough-13.290; 8. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-13.309; 9. C.J. Leary, 66, Amati-13.379; 10. Thomas Meseraull, 17GP, Dutcher-13.386; 11. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 4J, 4J Motorsports-13.406; 12. Shane Cottle, 57, Hazen-13.425; 13. Jerry Coons Jr., 10E, Edison-13.445; 14. Kyle Cummins, 3R, Rock Steady-13.467; 15. Jarett Andretti, 18, Andretti-13.472; 16. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-13.498; 17. Zach Daum, 5D, Daum-13.507; 18. Matt Westfall, 54, Westfall-13.512; 19. Dave Darland, 11, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-13.514; 20. Tyler Hewitt, 97x, One More Time-13.579; 21. Brian Karraker, 23K, Karraker-13.581; 22. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-13.613; 23. Robert Ballou, 1, Ballou-13.628; 24. Hunter Schuerenberg, 2E, Epperson-13.653; 25. Landon Simon, 24, LSR-13.685; 26. Aaron Farney, 15F, Farney-13.757; 27. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-13.765; 28. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR-13.769; 29. Tim Creech, 2c, Creech-13.775; 30. Josh Spencer, 66J, Spencer-13.821; 31. Corey Smith, 66s, Smith-13.886; 32. Joss Moffatt, 5J, Moffatt-13.893; 33. Colten Cottle, 1RL, Lambertson-13.934; 34. Dustin Smith, 77, Gagliardi-13.992; 35. Tyler Thomas, 04, Burton-14.007; 36. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-14.131; 37. Mike Martin, 16, Martin-14.192; 38. Conner Donelson, 42, Donelson-14.196; 39. Joe Bares, 19, TEST-14.440; 40. Chad Wilson, 14, Wilson-14.618; 41. Shawn Miller, 14x, Miller-15.499; 42. Randy Johns, 27J, Johns-19.663; 43. Clinton Boyles, 2, Boyles-NT; 44. Robert Bell, 71, Bell-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Daum, 2. Leary, 3. Boespflug, 4. Karraker, 5. Simon, 6. C. Cottle, 7. Jarrett. 8. Martin, 9. Creech, 10. Miller, 11. Coons. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Meseraull, 2. Stockon, 3. Cummins, 4. Westfall, 5. Ketcham, 6. Farney, 7. Robbins, 8. Spencer, 9. D. Smith. 2:14.91
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Ballou, 3. Andretti, 4. Courtney, 5. K. Thomas, 6. Stanbrough, 7. Mattox, 8. T. Thomas, 9. Bares, 10. C. Smith. 2:16.35
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Schuerenberg, 2. Bacon, 3. Grant, 4. T. Hewitt, 5. Windom, 6. S. Cottle, 7. Chapple, 8. Goodnight, 9. Moffatt, 10. Wilson. 2:15.62
C-MAIN: (10 laps) 1. C. Cottle, 2. T. Thomas, 3. D. Smith, 4. Goodnight, 5. Martin, 6. Bares, 7. Moffatt, 8. Wilson, 9. Miller. NT
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Jarrett, 2. Windom, 3. S. Cottle, 4. Stanbrough, 5. Ketcham, 6. K. Thomas, 7. T. Thomas, 8. Simon, 9. Robbins, 10. Farney, 11. Mattox, 12. C. Cottle, 13. Goodnight, 14. D. Smith, 15. Creech, 16. Chapple, 17. Spencer. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. C.J. Leary, 2. Thomas Meseraull, 3. Tyler Courtney, 4. Shane Cottle, 5. Chad Boespflug, 6. Chris Windom, 7. Jarett Andretti, 8. Justin Grant, 9. Logan Jarrett, 10. Robert Ballou, 11. Brady Bacon, 12. Jon Stanbrough, 13. Kyle Cummins, 14. Zach Daum, 15. Dave Darland, 16. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 17. Hunter Schuerenberg, 18. Cole Ketcham, 19. Tyler Hewitt, 20. Chase Stockon, 21. Brian Karraker, 22. Matt Westfall. NT
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**Coons flipped during the first heat.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Leary.
KSE HARD CHARGER: Robert Ballou (20th to 10th)
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS: 1-Bacon-2,043, 2-Ballou-1,884, 3-Stockon & Meseraull-1,828, 5-Darland-1,687, 6-Boespflug-1,658, 7-Leary-1,656, 8-Windom-1,516, 9-Max McGhee-1,264, 10-Farney-1,122.
NEW “SPRINT CAR SMACKDOWN V” STANDINGS: 1-Meseraull-311, 2-Grant-308, 3-Windom-307, 4-Leary-305, 5-Boespflug-303, 6-Courtney-301, 7-K. Thomas-287, 8-Stockon-287, 9-Ballou-285, 10-Darland-283.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 27 - Kokomo (IN) Speedway - "Sprint Car Smackdown V"
Home State Sweep for Schatz
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Story by Tony Veneziano
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Home State Sweep
Donny Schatz Wins for Eighth Time at River Cities Speedway
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - August 26, 2016 - Donny Schatz scored a pair of sweeps on Friday night with the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series at River Cities Speedway in his home state of North Dakota. First, he completed a clean sweep of the night, setting fast time, winning a heat race, winning the dash and winning the 40-lap A-Feature. Second, he completed a sweep of both legs of the Gerdau Northern Tour at River Cities Speedway for 2016.
The win for Schatz was his fourth straight with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series at the high-banked, action-packed bullring. In his career, the seven-time and defending Outlaws champion has now won eight times with the series at the track.
"This race team is incredible, it's not me," said Schatz of his success at River Cities Speedway. "The things they think of to make this race car better is amazing. I just have a habit of having a dumb way of driving it. I like it laying on the right rear like the late model. It really works, especially here. Sunday at Angell Park, I thought I had the best race car I had ever driven. That thing was awesome, but tonight, it was unbelievable. I think one of my eight-year-old nieces could have won that race in that race car. This race team is on their game. It's what they do, day in and day out. I'm just the lucky guy that gets to drive it."
Schatz started on the pole and led from the drop of the green flag. The first caution of the night fell on the second lap. He chose the low side of the track on the double file restart and opened a quick lead, as Logan Schuchart, Brad Sweet and David Gravel waged a side-by-side battle for the second spot for several laps. The second and final yellow flag of the night flew on lap-13, with the remainder of the race going green, putting Schatz in heavy lapped traffic for most of the duration of the 40-lap contest in his Bad Boy Off-Road J&J.
"It was fun in traffic," said Schatz. "If you're not leading and in second or third, you want to use that traffic to your advantage to try to move around. When you are leading, it's what you look forward to and try not to make mistakes, because it can gap you between yourself and the field. I could run the top and the bottom and threw enough stuff off the bottom that you could run in the middle. We were lapping some really, really good cars."
Schatz now has won 17 A-Feature events in his career with the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series in his home state of North Dakota, at four different tracks. He has one more chance to add to that on Sunday at his home track of Nodak Speedway in Minot.
"I'm a damn proud North Dakotan," said Schatz. "This state is where I grew up. We are fortunate in North Dakota to have a lot of great race tracks. Everybody needs to keep that in mind and keep supporting them. This is a part of the country that still has a lot of dirt track racing and it's disappearing in other parts of the country. It's strong here and let's keep it that way."
Brad Sweet picked up his third consecutive podium finish over the last week and a half, as he crossed the line second. After battling Schuchart and Gravel in the early going, Sweet moved into second on the seventh lap. He was able to gain a little ground on Schatz in traffic in the middle portions of the race, but was never able to gain enough ground to make a bit for the lead.
"Donny (Schatz) was awfully good, like he's been the last four or five times here," Sweet shared. "It's tough to beat him at one of his home state tracks, just like any other place. We are pretty happy with how the car handled tonight. To be up here on the front straightaway with Donny is all good. We are still chasing him and trying to get our program a little better so we can win these races."
Sweet started fourth and was able to quickly move forward and maintain his spot near the front of the field aboard the Ollie's Bargain Outlet machine. With his runner-up finish, Sweet moved into the second spot in points.
"We had great speed all night," said Sweet. "Getting through lapped traffic, Donny was just a little bit better. He was able to go in the middle and do a few things we weren't able to do. We'll go back and do our homework. I have to thank my guys for working hard."
Mark Dobmeier, who hails from Grand Forks, made a late-race charge to finish third. Dobmeier started seventh and fell back a few spots early in the race, before gaining quite a few positions in the final 20 laps of the 40-lap race.
"About halfway through, the car really came on," explained Dobmeier. "I knew it was a long race and I had to save my (right rear) tire a little bit. I saved it up for a bit. I don't know if it was me getting on the gas or these fans, but we got some electricity going and this thing was charging forward. We turning as fast of laps as we could. We just needed a caution or something at the end to bunch them up again. That's what you get for starting sixth, but I got up on the wheel and got it going."
Dobmeier, who is the winningest sprint car driver in River Cities Speedway history, has been close on several occasions to scoring a win with the series at his home track. While he has three career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series wins on his resume, one at River Cities is what still eludes him.
"I would give up a Knoxville Nationals win to win one here with the Outlaws," said Dobmeier. "I've won a couple in Sioux Falls, which is kind of a second home track to me, and the crowd gets electric, but it cannot beat the crowd at Grand Forks when these guys get on their feet and cheering."
Logan Schuchart finished fourth on Friday night to earn his second straight top-five finish at River Cities. Joey Saldana was fifth, with Daryn Pittman coming home sixth. Jason Johnson was seventh, while David Gravel was eighth, Shane Stewart ninth and Dusty Zomer 10th.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action on Sunday, August 28 at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota, with the running of the Gerdau Magic City Showdown.
River Cities Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz's dominance of River Cities Speedway continued Friday night as he led every lap of the feature en route to his 19th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of 2016. Brad Sweet, Mark Dobmeier, Logan Schuchart, and Joey Saldana rounded out the top five.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS: MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Aaron Reutzel; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): David Gravel; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Craftsman Club Fast Five ($100 cash): Joey Saldana, Logan Schuchart, Brad Sweet, David Gravel, Shane Stewart; Craftsman/Sears($100 cash): Mark Dobmeier; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Terry McCarl; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Cory Mack.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 19 (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); David Gravel - 7 (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); 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 - 5 (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); 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); 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 - 1(Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 on Aug. 6); Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 2 (Placerville Speedway on March 24, Knoxville Nationals on August 13);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; River Cities Speedway, N.D.; Augst 26, 2016
A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz[1][$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet[4][$5,500]; 3. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[6][$3,200]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart[3][$2,800]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana[2][$2,500]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman[10][$2,300]; 7. 41-Jason Johnson[12][$2,200]; 8. 5-David Gravel[5][$2,100]; 9. 2-Shane Stewart[8][$2,050]; 10. 82-Dusty Zomer[7][$2,000]; 11. W20-Greg Wilson[19][$1,500]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan[16][$1,200]; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen[21][$1,100]; 14. 2A-Austin Pierce[24][$1,050]; 15. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[23][$1,000]; 16. 8-Casey Mack[15][$900]; 17. 24-Terry McCarl[17][$800]; 18. 7S-Jason Sides[18][$800]; 19. 3-Tim Kaeding[14][$800]; 20. 20A-Jordan Adams[20][$800]; 21. 25-Cory Mack[13][$800]; 22. 9N-Wade Nygaard[9][$800]; 23. 87-Aaron Reutzel[22][$800]; 24. 2L-Logan Forler[11][$800] Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 2A-Austin Pierce[+10].
Qualifying - 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.027; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 10.064; 3. 82-Dusty Zomer, 10.065; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.161; 5. 9N-Wade Nygaard, 10.180; 6. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 10.212; 7. 25-Cory Mack, 10.287; 8. 2L-Logan Forler, 10.316; 9. 17A-Austin McCarl, 10.339; 10. W20-Greg Wilson, 10.342; 11. 24-Terry McCarl, 10.430; 12. O-Nick Omdahl, 10.554; 13. 7T-Trent Stengl, 10.614; 14. 8-Casey Mack, 10.670; 15. 13T-Ty Hanten, 10.716; 16. 8B-Jack Croaker, 10.863; 17. 91M-Jackson Moffett, 10.936; 18. 99-Jordan Graham, 11.092; 19. 14-Tom Egeland, 11.301; 20. 83-Joey Saldana, 10.177; 21. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.187; 22. 5-David Gravel, 10.190; 23. 2-Shane Stewart, 10.224; 24. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.240; 25. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.282; 26. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.323; 27. 7-Paul McMahan, 10.329; 28. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.414; 29. 20A-Jordan Adams, 10.422; 30. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 10.486; 31. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, 10.530; 32. 3-Tim Kaeding, 10.543; 33. 2A-Austin Pierce, 10.586; 34. 6N-Greg Nikitenko, 10.681; 35. 5G-Dave Glennon, 10.840; 36. 13-Clyde Knipp, 10.987; 37. 8H-Jade Hastings, 11.057; 38. 31-Shane Roemeling, 11.250; 39. 10TRB-Bob Martin, 11.330; 40. 26-Blake Egeland, 11.453
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz[1] ; 2. 82-Dusty Zomer[2] ; 3. 9N-Wade Nygaard[3] ; 4. 25-Cory Mack[4] ; 5. 24-Terry McCarl[6] ; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl[5] ; 7. 14-Tom Egeland[10] ; 8. 91M-Jackson Moffett[9] ; 9. 13T-Ty Hanten[8] ; 10. 7T-Trent Stengl[7]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart[2] ; 2. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[3] ; 3. 2L-Logan Forler[4] ; 4. 8-Casey Mack[7] ; 5. W20-Greg Wilson[5] ; 6. O-Nick Omdahl[6] ; 7. 8B-Jack Croaker[8] ; 8. 99-Jordan Graham[9] ; 9. 87-Aaron Reutzel[1]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana[1] ; 2. 5-David Gravel[2] ; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman[3] ; 4. 3-Tim Kaeding[7] ; 5. 7S-Jason Sides[5] ; 6. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[6] ; 7. 6N-Greg Nikitenko[8] ; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen[4] ; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp[9] ; 10. 31-Shane Roemeling[10] ; 11. 26-Blake Egeland[11]
Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet[1] ; 2. 2-Shane Stewart[2] ; 3. 41-Jason Johnson[3] ; 4. 7-Paul McMahan[4] ; 5. 20A-Jordan Adams[5] ; 6. 10TRB-Bob Martin[10] ; 7. 21K-Thomas Kennedy[6] ; 8. 8H-Jade Hastings[9] ; 9. 5G-Dave Glennon[8] ; 10. 2A-Austin Pierce[7]
Craftsman Club Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz[1] ; 2. 83-Joey Saldana[2] ; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart[3] ; 4. 49-Brad Sweet[4] ; 5. 5-David Gravel[6] ; 6. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier[7] ; 7. 82-Dusty Zomer[5] ; 8. 2-Shane Stewart[8]
C Main - (10 laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-Feature) - 1. 8B-Jack Croaker[1] [-]; 2. 5G-Dave Glennon[2] [-]; 3. 91M-Jackson Moffett[3] [$150]; 4. 8H-Jade Hastings[6] [$150]; 5. 10TRB-Bob Martin[9] [$150]; 6. 13-Clyde Knipp[4] [$125]; 7. 99-Jordan Graham[5] [$125]; 8. 31-Shane Roemeling[8] [$125]; 9. 14-Tom Egeland[7] [$125]; 10. 26-Blake Egeland[10] [$125]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1A-Jacob Allen[2] [-]; 2. 87-Aaron Reutzel[1] [-]; 3. 41X-Dominic Scelzi[4] [-]; 4. 2A-Austin Pierce[8] [-]; 5. 21K-Thomas Kennedy[6] [$300]; 6. 17A-Austin McCarl[3] [$250]; 7. O-Nick Omdahl[5] [$225]; 8. 6N-Greg Nikitenko[10] [$200]; 9. 8B-Jack Croaker[11] [$200]; 10. 13T-Ty Hanten[9] [$200]; 11. 5G-Dave Glennon[12] [$200]; 12. 7T-Trent Stengl[7] [$200]
ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | Comments"Iron" Mike Ricci Dominates Field For Second Triumph Of The Season At Accord Speedway
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media
Accord, NY- Another hot summer day in the Catskill Mountains that found the temperature soaring to ninety degrees and the sights and sounds of good racing action brought out a great crowd to the Accord Speedway as the Palmer Family offered up seven divisions of racing at their Ulster County speedplant on Friday evening. The racing action on the speedway was phenomenal as once again the on track performances allowed the cream to rise to the top and allow the victors the spoils of victory in the Lucas Oil Products Victory Lane. The evening of speed was sponsored by the good folks at Tom's Repair Shop located in New Paltz, New York. The racing show was presented without a hitch and completed at 10:58 PM. The checkered flag bonus was supplied by ASI Trophies located in Accord, New York
When all was said and done, "Iron" Mike Ricci rebounded from a hard crash one week ago to drive his Halmar International/Backwoods Blends/Direct Fleet Service sponsored hot rod to his second win of the season as he completely dominated the action on his way to the win in the United Pump and Tank Modified headliner. "Jammin" Jimmy Wells left nothing to chance as he put forth a great drive to capture his ninth win of the season in the Healey Brothers Group Sportsman headliner. The Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Car feature found Doylestown, Pennsylvania's Heidi Hedin making her long trip worthwhile as she captured her second win of the season. Tim Southard scored his first win of the season as he wired the field in the Arkel Motors Pure Stock Division feature. The WRWD Radio Junior Slingshot feature found "The Hurricane" Hunter Lapp racing to his seventh win of the season. In the Ruge's GM Parts Center Rookie Sportsman finale, Chris Van Duser scored his first career win at Accord as he led from start to finish. Bobby Hassenmayer scored the win in the Want Ad Digest feature.
With the season funneling down quickly in the 2016 racing season, some of the point's battles are still very much alive and will reach a fever pitch in the next couple of weeks. The final weeks of the season are the final building blocks to the track championship as all of the drivers will have to be at their best should they have aspirations to wear a speedway crown in 2016. The night of champions at the speedway is scheduled for September 9th on Taylor Rental and Handsome Devil BBQ Night at the speedway.
The United Pump and Tank Modified event was a crowd teaser and pleaser as Brett Graham hustled out front to lead the first seven laps. Last week's feature winner "Showtime" Danny Tyler flexed his muscles and took over the lead on lap eight and would lead until lap ten when Graham came roaring back and took over the lead for the second time in the event. From seventh starting spot came Mike Ricci and he worked every seam and racing channel he could find and reeled in Graham. Ricci was able to slip past Graham on lap fourteen and from that point on Ricci was on cruise control. Anthony Perrego started ninth and hustled through the field and into second place on lap nineteen but by that time Ricci had built up a tremendous lead. Ricci would earn his second win of the season with Perrego in second. Danny Tyler put in a great run for third while Graham was fourth and Brad Rothaupt raced to fifth. five. Jesse Marks, Corey Lowitt, Scott Ferrier, Ken Ferrier and Joe Judge completed the top ten.
Brandon McGill led the first lap of the Healey Brothers Group Sportsman event and gave way to the high flying Jimmy Wells on lap two. Wells, who has owned the division in 2016, quickly raced out front and built up a huge lead with McGill chasing him around the speedway. Pockets of good, solid racing action would follow for the remainder of the event but the attrition rate would be high in the event as one by one a skirmish here and there throughout the race would send some drivers to the sidelines. It would be Wells leading all of the way for his ninth win with McGill in the runner-up role. The battle for third was a barn-burner all of the way with Phil Goetchius earning the slot while Chris Stevens raced to fourth and Connor Otten would complete the top five. A great run from Winter Mead found her heading up the second five with Corey Cormier, Kevin Ward, Ralph Ronk and Nick Johnson rounding out the field.
The Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Car encounter found Heidi Hedin hustling out front at the start of the feature and would hold the field at bay to garner her second triumph of the season at Accord. Andrew Davis finished second with the point leader Jesse James Bartelson third. Eric Jennings was contending early in the sprint car feature but would meet with the unforgiving boiler plate to end his evening. Jennings was unhurt in the crash.
Tim Southard hustled to the front in the Arkel Motors Pure Stock division feature event. Southard would feel pressure from Steve Williams early on but maintained his poise and remained at the point with Williams and point leader Bob Sleight close behind. Williams made a few late race attempts to slip past Southard but to no avail as Southard would gain his first win of the season at the speedway. Williams was second with Sleight third, Livy Johnson fourth and the veteran Harry Bachman fifth. Steve Kanuk, Jim Smith and Gary Ronk would complete the finishers.
Chris Van Duser had been running strong in recent weeks and picked a good night to grab up the lead on the first lap and would lead the rest of the way to secure his first ever win at the speedway. Jim Kraus put in a good run for runner-up honors while Matt Shultz was third, Jason Feinberg fourth and Ryan McCartney completing the top five. Mike DuBois Jr, Jake Granacker and Sarah Smith would complete the field.
The Want Ad Digest All Star Slingshot feature found Bobby Hassenmayer the lone entry and he would capture his first ever win at the speedway.
Hunter Lapp grabbed the lead on the opening lap of the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshot feature and that would be the pass he needed as he drove away from his competition to secure his seventh win of the season. Point leader John Kendall was second and Michael Corbin was third.
GEMSTONES:
New drivers that made their first appearances of the season included Bobby Hassenmayer in the All Star Slingshots. Ed Dachenhausen brought back to the speedway the car that he wrecked so badly on the front stretch a couple of months ago. The car was unlettered but a really sharp looking racer. Some drivers had a tough night as a few cars could not make it out for their respective feature events and some skirmishes kept the two truck busy during the evening.
Heat race wins went to Chris Van Duser and Matt Shultz in the Rookie Sportsman ranks. Connor Otten, Brandon McGill and Jimmy Wells claimed wins in the Sportsman heats. The Modifieds had three heat events with Brett Graham, Danny Tyler and Brad Rothaupt claiming the wins. Travis Brockner and Steve Williams grabbed up the wins in the Pure Stock encounters. Hunter Lapp captured the heat race win in the Junior Slingshot division and Bobby Hassenmayer won the All Star Slingshot heat. Heidi Hedin made it a clean sweep as she was victorious in the Sprint Car preliminary.
Speedway announcer Steve Pados went trackside to announce the starting line-up for the Sportsman feature that also included the tennis ball throw. All but one driver managed to clear the safety fencing but needless to say, no major league scouts opted on to the speedway grounds to see if they had the right stuff, even though there were rumors to that effect.
Special thanks to race director Dave Rocket for keeping the show moving quickly throughout the evening.
Kingston Nissan had their Festival of Zeroes promotion on hand at the speedway as they prepare to raffle off a new Nissan automobile and they will be back at the track this coming Friday.
RESULTS:
United Pump & Tank Modifieds: Mike Ricci, Anthony Perrego, Danny Tyler, Brett Graham, Brad Rothaupt, Jesse Marks, Corey Lowitt, Scott Ferrier, Ken Ferrier, Joe Judge, Ed Dachenhausen, Danny Creeden, Richie Eurich, Dominick Roselli Jr, Tyler McKee, Mark Pullen, Lenny Helmich, Chad Loiodice (DNS)
Healey Brothers Group Sportsman: Jimmy Wells, Brandon McGill, Phil Goetchius, Chris Stevens, Connor Otten, Winter Mead, Corey Cormier, Kevin Ward, Ralph Ronk, Nick Johnson, Mike DuBois, Collin DuBois, Raphael Carson, Dave Demorest, Vinnie Gress, Richie Smith, Nick Plumstead, Joey Bruning (DNS)
Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Cars: Heidi Hedin, Andrew Davis, Jesse James Bartleson, Eric Jennings
Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Tim Southard, Steve Williams, Bob Sleight, Ray Tarantino, Livy Johnson, Harry Bachman, Steve Kanuk, Jim Smith, Gary Ronk, Dan Knoth (DNS), Travis Brockner (DQ), Ray Tarantino (DQ)
Ruges Parts Center Rookie Crate Sportsman: Chris Van Duser, Jim Kraus, Matt Shultz, Jason Feinberg, Ryan McCartney, Mike DuBois Jr, Jake Grannaker, Sarah Smith, Tighe Sherlock (DNS), RJ Daley (DNS)
Want Ad Digest All Star Slingshots: Bobby Hassenmayer
WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots: Hunter Lapp, John Kendall, Michael Corbin Jake Mason (DNS)
Racing is on tap every Friday night at Accord Speedway from April through September. Make note of a new starting time beginning with next week's show. Pit Gates open at 5:00; Spectator Gates open at 5:30; Hot Laps are at 7:00 and the racing begins at 7:30 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of $10.00)
Special event shows do have an increase in admission.
Make plans now for the spectacular Labor Day event on September 2nd when all divisions will be in action and Santore's Famous Fireworks will light up the Catskill Sky with a Fireworks Extravaganza like no other. The Famous Chicken BBQ will be served up with all of the trimmings. Some special additions to the celebration will include four bicycles to be given away courtesy of Upstate Auto and balloon art.
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478.
At the Accord Speedway............................................
A TRAIL OF DIRT LEADS RIGHT TO OUR DOOR
