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STRUNK, KLINE AND PAPIEZ ARE SATURDAY NIGHT WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
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NEWS FROM NASCAR SANCTIONED GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA
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Race results written by Vicki Gehris with additions from Ernie Saxton
JEFF STRUNK, RON KLINE AND BRIAN PAPIEZ TOOK HOME THE BIG BUCKS AS NASCAR FEATURE WINNERS ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. August 7, 2016 – After three separate showers went through the Grandview Speedway grounds late Saturday afternoon racing was delayed for an hour until the track was race ready for an action-packed night of three division NASCAR stock car racing in the activities sponsored by Bernheisel Race Cars.
The last time the Modifieds were in action, Jeff Strunk finished third, but was disqualified due to an illegal carburetor placing him last. He redeemed himself Saturday night when a restart work3ed to his advantage, he moved into second and became the new leader on lap 24. The ten-time champion went on to score his second 30-Lap T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified All-American Racing Series feature of the season. Strunk also received $250 from T.P. Trailers and $150 worth of product from VP Racing Fuels provided he was carrying the proper decals.
Ron Kline was contacted by Junior Grebe and Wanda Brown on Thursday to see if he wanted to take over the Late Model ride normally driven by Dave Ogin. He accepted the offer, relettered the car to his familiar No. 3 and was back in action for the BRC Late Model feature. He led all 30 laps of the event and finished by a considerable margin over runner-up Bryon Sipe. Kline had not been in the winner’s circle since June 7, 2014. He also picked up an additional $100 from T.P. Trailers.
Rookie racer Brian Papiez collected his third 25-lap NASCAR Sportsman feature after a close battle with second-place finisher Brett Gilmore. His efforts earned him $100 from T.P. Trailers.
Coming up on Saturday, August 13th is one of the biggest and most prestigious events of the season for the T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds when the annual Pioneer Pole Buildings Forrest Rogers Memorial is presented. The 50-lap race for the Modifieds offers $10,000 and often attract some outsiders to test their skills against the outstanding talents that regularly race at Grandview Speedway. In addition there will be racing for the BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars. Adult admission is $25 for this special race that honors the memory of the founder of the Bechtelsville auto racing facility.
In the Modified feature Eric Biehn led for two laps before Ron Haring Jr. became the new pacesetter on the third circuit.
Behind Haring Jr. jockeying for positions were Kevin Hirthler, Biehn, Danny Erb and Duane Howard, who returned to the oval most likely to fine tune the car for the Forrest Rogers Memorial on Saturday.
Biehn’s third place run ended when he stopped on the backstretch out of contention bring out the yellow with eight laps completed. On the restart Howard, who advanced to third on the sixth lap, made a daring move to the inside of Hirthler and Haring Jr. heading into turn one and emerged as the new leader.
While Howard showed the way Hirthler, Mike Gular, Erb and Craig Von Dohren raced nose to tail, then side by side trying to gain on Howard. It didn’t take Strunk long to get into the mix as he was fifth on lap 20.
The red was thrown on the 22nd lap when Nate Christman and Bobby Gunther-Walsh tangled on the backstretch which blocked the track. Christman was able to return to racing, but Gunther-Walsh was unable to rejoin the action. On the restart Hirthler and Strunk got the jump on Howard as they were one and two with Howard third.
The lead changed for the fifth time when Strunk put a move on Hirthler and succeeded in putting the Glenn Hyneman-owned mount in first on the 24th lap. Strunk stayed there until the drop of the checkered to rack up his 64th Saturday night career win. Following him across were Hirthler, VonDohren, Howard and Gular.
Heats were won by Biehn, Haring Jr. and Chris Esposito while Doug Manmiller was the consi winner.
Kline wasted no time staying in front from his pole starting position in the BRC Late Model feature while Drew Weiser, Bryon Sipe, Dan Green and Steve Todorow diced for positions.
While in second Weiser spun in turn four bringing out the yellow on the fifth lap. On the next attempt the red was thrown when rookie Eric Hoch hit the backstretch wall with heavy impact. He was shaken up a bit and taken to the hospital for observation. Kline held his position on the restart while Sipe, Green, Sean Merkel and Chuck Schutz dueled for second through fifth.
It didn’t take Kline long to outdistance himself from the field as he went on to win his first feature of the season. Positions were constantly changing and chasing him across the line were Sipe, Sean Merkel, who recently returned to the racing wars, Schutz and Brian Shuey.
Shuey and Kline were the heat winners.
In Sportsman action Steve Young led the event for eight laps before Papiez moved to the head of the pack.
Ryan Higgs, another rookie, overtook second on the 14th lap and began to reel Papiez in.
Mechanical problems ended Higgs’ fine second-place run when he stopped along the backstretch with five laps to go. Papiez was still the leader, but now Brett Gilmore, who started 21st, was pressuring him for first as the laps wound down. Gilmore made several runs on the inside to try to get past Papiez, but to no avail.
Papiez never relinquished first and was in the winner’s circle once again trailed by Gilmore, Craig Whitmoyer, Dean Bachman and Brad Arnold.
Higgs, Young and Jesse Landis won the heats. The consi went to Brian Hirthler.
RACE RESULTS
T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (30 Laps): 1. Jeff Strunk, 2. Kevin Hirthler, 3. Craig Von Dohren, 4. Duane Howard, 5. Mike Gular, 6. Ryan Grim, 7. Doug Manmiller, 8. Tim Buckwalter, 9. Kenny Gilmore, 10. Danny Erb, 11. Kyle Borror, 12. Jared Umbenhauer, 13. Steve Swinehart, 14. Nate Chrisman, 15. Kory Fleming, 16. Don Norris Jr., 17. Brian Houseknecht (alternate), 18. Chris Gambler, 19. John Willman, 20. Bobby Gunther-Walsh, 21. Mike Kellner, 22. Justin Grim, 23. Glenn Owens, 24. Ron Haring Jr., 25. Eric Biehn, 26. Brett Kressley, 27. Ron Seltmann Jr., 28. Chris Esposito, 29. Kyle Weiss. DNS: Frank Cozze. DNQ: Blaine Bracelin Jr., Ryan Kunkle, Ray Swinehart, George Hildebrandt, Tim Buckwalter.
BRC Late Model Feature (30 Laps): 1. Ron Kline, 2. Bryon Sipe, 3. Sean Merkel, 4. Chuck Schutz, 5. Brian Shuey, 6. Dan Green, 7. Steve Todorow, 8. Wayne Pfeil, 9. Cory Merkel, 10. Bill Henning, 11. Dave Ogin, 12. Joe Fanelli, 13. Steve Wilson, 14. Devin Frey, 15. Eric Hoch, 16. Drew Weiser.
Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. Brian Papiez, 2. Brett Gilmore, 3. Craig Whitmoyer, 4. Dean Bachman, 5. Brad Arnold, 6. Mike Lisowski, 7. Steve Young, 8. Jordan Henn, 9. Kyle Lilick, 10. Brian Hirthler, 11. Chris Jenkins, 12. Paul Kline, 13. Mark Kemmerer, 14. Jesse Landis, 15. Joe Funk III, 16. B.J. Joly, 17. Ryan Beltz, 18. Nathan Mohr, 19. Ryan Lilick, 20. Ryan Higgs, 21. Andrew Kreis, 22. Jordan Umbenhauer, 23. Lex Shive, 24. Kenny Bock, 25. Jim Housworth, 26. Jack Butler. DNQ: Ken Eckert Jr., Chad Kohler, Jordan Tittle, Dylan Swinehart, Derrick Smith, Pat Conrad, Mike Koffel.
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, August 13, 7:30 p.m. Pioneer Pole Buildings Forrest Rogers Memorial for NASCAR TP Trailers 358 Modifieds (50 laps and $10,000 to win), BRC Late Models and Sportsman – RCN/TV Coverage
Thursday, August 18, 7:30 p.m. Tony Stewart’s All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Sprints plus TSRS 305 Sprints.
Saturday, August 20, 7:30 p.m. TP Trailers NASCAR Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman- Henning Trains Lionel train giveaway.
Saturday, August 27, 7:30 p.m. A.D.Moyer Lumber Night featuring T.P.Trailers NASCAR Modifieds, BRC Late Models, Sportsman and Blast From the Past Vintage Racers
Saturday, September 3, 7:30 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.
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CHAD BOAT WINS BELLEVILLE NATIONALS PRELIM NIGHT;
JOINS FATHER BILLY AS A WINNER ON THE HIGH BANKS
Belleville, Kansas August 5, 2016 - When it comes to racing at the Belleville High Banks, Chad Boat has big shoes to fill. On Friday night, Chad used those shoes to stand on the gas, whipping by Carson Macedo on the high side on lap 10 and narrowly avoiding disaster on the final lap to take night one of the "Belleville Midget Nationals," joining his father Billy as the first father-son duo to win preliminary features in the 39-year history of the storied event.
At the start of the 25-lap feature, Macedo quickly stormed from his third starting position to the front, going three-wide on the bottom alongside front row combatants Brady Bacon (middle) and Ryan Robinson (outside), sliding up in front of both to take the lead between turns one and two.
Meanwhile, fifth-starting Chad Boat shot to second on the opening lap in hot pursuit of Macedo as the front-two peeled away from the pack.
Boat, who picked up his first career USAC National Midget feature win just three nights prior at Jefferson County Speedway in Fairbury, Nebraska, was on a tear as Macedo held steady at the helm. Boat reeled him in, poking his nose underneath Macedo as the two began to encounter lapped traffic.
Macedo, making his Belleville debut, gradually crept down the banking to protect his line. That decision provided Boat the opportunity to take Macedo to school as he rode the cushion, using a big run on the outside of turn four to beat Macedo to the flagstand on lap ten for the top spot.
Boat quickly motored away, distancing himself from second-running Macedo by more than two seconds, and increasing, with less than ten laps remaining as he majestically maneuvered past each lapped car as if they were two ships passing in the night.
However, Boat's cruise to the checkers would be reeled back in after Isaac Chapple slowed to a stop in turn three with just seven laps to go, erasing Boat's ever-increasing lead. Yet, on the restart, Boat and second-running Macedo were separated by the lapped cars of Scott Hatton and Morgan Frewaldt, allowing Boat to throttle away as Macedo fought to slip by the two machines down a lap with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian teammate and ProSource Fast Qualifier Tanner Thorson in tow.
In the final five-lap dash to the finish, Boat swelled the distance between him and second-place Macedo from a little over a half-second to more than a second as the rest of the pack watched him disappear into the horizon.
On the white flag lap, pressure for Boat was non-existent as he had his first Belleville victory just within his grasp. That's when disaster struck.
As Boat entered turn three, the lapped car of Morgan Frewaldt slid sideways at the exit of the fourth turn, coming to a stop directly in the middle of the track. As the yellow flag flew, Boat veered hard left from the high side of the track to avoid clipping Frewaldt, narrowly missing contact by mere inches and averting disaster for both.
Just as Boat and Frewaldt breathed a sigh of relief after making it through unscathed, the rest of the field entered turn four, including fourth-running Bryan Clauson. Clauson had nowhere to go as he arrived on the scene, pitching his car sideways in an attempt to avoid carnage as he sped toward Frewaldt. But, it was too late. The right side of Clauson's car hit Frewaldt's left side, flipping both over and igniting flames out of the left side of Frewaldt's car that quickly burnt itself out.
Both Frewaldt and Clauson were able to exit their cars, but were shook up after the vicious incident. Both were able to walk away, but Clauson's hit also hurt him in the race for the USAC National Midget title. His 18th place result cost him his short-lived point lead, relegating him back to third in the standings.
The restart set up a green-white-checkered dash that now put Macedo and Thorson directly on leader Boat's tail tank as he led the field down to the green flag.
Boat spurted out front as Thorson worked on teammate Macedo for second. Thorson came trucking against the outside guardrail with a head of steam, gliding by Macedo for second off of turn two.
By that time, Boat had the race in the refrigerator and the door was closed. Nobody was going to catch him as he ripped the banks and, figuratively, dropped the mic by recording the fastest lap of the race on the final lap, taking the checkered flag over Thorson, Macedo, new series point leader Spencer Bayston and Jerry Coons, Jr.
Phoenix, Arizona's Chad Boat joined his father, Billy Boat, as a preliminary feature winner at the "Belleville Midget Nationals" Friday night in his Tucker-Boat Motorsports/PristineAuction.com - K & C Drywall/Spike/Speedway Toyota, roughly two decades after his dad also took prelim victories on the "High Banks." Billy scored prelim feature wins in 1995 and 1997. In 1995, Billy grabbed the preliminary win en route to his first and only "Championship Night" Belleville Nationals title: a feat that 24-year-old Chad is aiming to repeat this Saturday night.
"This is unbelievable," Boat exclaimed. "What a car we had tonight! I have to thank John Lawson. He gave us the idea to build this car and now I can see why he won so many damn races. This thing was a rocket and I can't wait for 40 laps tomorrow night. I knew I was faster than (Carson) Macedo at the beginning, so I was just trying to be patient and work around them. When I knew I'd showed him the bottom, I knew it'd be faster up top and my car was better, which is why I could make the bottom work. But when he moved down, I was just thinking 'thank you.' The track was up there tonight, but we expect it to be even higher tomorrow, so we'll have to be extra-focused and just put together 40 perfect ones."
Tanner Thorson, of Minden, Nevada, took home his second consecutive runner-up finish in the series, taking second place after passing teammate Macedo with two laps to go in his Keith Kunz - Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/TRD - JBL Audio/Bullet/Speedway Toyota.
"Chad (Boat) has been fast all year and they had a great car tonight," a complimentary Thorson said. "It's cool for him to get back in a midget after a few years and be able to win, so congratulations to them. My guys have been working hard and I know it'll be the same tomorrow; we just need to be a little better."
Lemoore, California's Carson Macedo rounded out the podium in his Belleville debut after leading the first nine laps of the feature in his Keith Kunz - Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/TRD - Tarlton & Son/Bullet/Speedway Toyota.
"I just got beat," Macedo admitted. "I saw Chad (Boat) on the bottom and went down there to protect it, but that wasn't the move to make. I think I just made too many mistakes that I just have to learn from moving forward. You can't make those with these USAC guys and expect to win. My guys did a great job and we had a car good enough to win. This place is wild; it's fast. You have to carry momentum and keep it straight. This car was a rocket tonight and, if I just do my job, it's good enough to stay up front."
Contingency award winners at the Belleville High Banks included Tanner Thorson (ProSource Fast Qualifier & Simpson Race Products First Heat Race winner), Chad Boat (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Race winner), Spencer Bayston (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Race winner), Carson Macedo (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat Race winner), Travis Scott (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger) and Chett Gehrke (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 5, 2016 - Belleville, Kansas - Belleville High Banks - 39th Annual "Belleville Midget Nationals" Preliminary Night
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Tanner Thorson, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.114; 2. Chad Boat, 84, Tucker/Boat-17.118; 3. Spencer Bayston, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.150; 4. Carson Macedo, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.240; 5. Bryan Clauson, 63, Dooling/Hayward-17.300; 6. Ryan Robinson, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.364; 7. Brady Bacon, 76m, FMR-17.416; 8. Jerry Coons, Jr., 1K, RKR-17.506; 9. Holly Shelton, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-17.514; 10. Tyler Thomas, 91T, Thomas-17.716; 11. Ryan Greth, 4, Lesher-17.821; 12. Cody Brewer, 96, Central-17.861; 13. Jeff Stasa, 91, SBR-17.882; 14. Isaac Chapple, 52c, Chapple-17.936; 15. Garett Hood, 11H, Two Hoods-17.977; 16. Scott Hatton, 1, Hatton-18.080; 17. Chett Gehrke, 11c, Matteson-18.167; 18. Michelle Decker, 4m, Meents-18.178; 19. Chase McDermand, 10A, MWR-18.661; 20. Terry Goodwin, 2G, Goodwin-18.727; 21. Matt Johnson, 85, Central-18.945; 22. Hunter Fischer, 24, Fischer-18.996; 23. Morgan Frewaldt, 926, Nussbaum-19.327; 24. Warren Johnson, 42, Nussbaum-19.368; 25. Chad Frewaldt, 4F, Nussbaum-19.987; 26. Ryan Oerter, 43, RKO-20.284; 27. Phillip Davis, 11o, Gehrke-20.310; 28. Curtis Spicer, 13, Zero-20.441; 29. Johnny Murdock, 0, Zero-20.501; 30. Travis Scott, 2s, Scott-20.509; 31. Zach Middleton, 37, Zero-20.841; 32. Ashley Oerter, 16, RKO-22.713; 33. Tyler Dunkle, 0B, Zero-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Thorson, 2. Shelton, 3. Gehrke, 4. Stasa, 5. Middleton, 6. Clauson. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Boat, 2. Thomas, 3. Chapple, 4. Robinson. 5. Decker, 6. Davis, 7. A. Oerter, 8. Fischer. 2:18.56
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bayston, 2. Bacon, 3. Hood, 4. Greth, 5. McDermand, 6. M. Frewaldt, 7. Spicer. 2:19.56
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Macedo, 2. Coons, 3. Hatton, 4. Goodwin. 5. W. Johnson, 6. Murdock, 7. R.Oerter. 2:21.05
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Clauson, 2. Decker, 3. McDermand, 4. Scott, 5. W. Johnson, 6. M.Frewaldt, 7. Davis, 8. Spicer. 9. R. Oerter, 10. Middleton, 11. Murdock, 12. Brewer, 13. A. Oerter. 3:29.83
FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Chad Boat, 2. Tanner Thorson, 3. Carson Macedo, 4. Spencer Bayston, 5. Jerry Coons, Jr., 6. Brady Bacon, 7. Ryan Robinson, 8. Tyler Thomas, 9. Holly Shelton, 10. Ryan Greth, 11. Scott Hatton, 12. Garett Hood, 13. Chett Gehrke, 14. Travis Scott, 15. Michelle Decker, 16. Jeff Stasa, 17. Terry Goodwin, 18. Bryan Clauson, 19. Morgan Frewaldt, 20. Isaac Chapple, 21. Curtis Spicer, 22. Warren Johnson, 23. Chase McDermand, 24. Phillip Davis. NT
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**M. Frewaldt and Clauson flipped on lap 24 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Macedo, Laps 10-25 Boat
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Travis Scott (24th to 14th)
NEW USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Bayston-723, 2-Bacon-694, 3-Clauson-689, 4-Boat-681, 5-Thorson-661, 6-Macedo-574, 7-Robinson-487, 8-Thomas-461, 9-Shelton-438, 10-Shane Golobic-407.
NEXT USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 6 - Belleville, Kansas - Belleville High Banks - 39th Annual "Belleville Midget Nationals"
Gravel Battles Rain, Restarts for Prelude to the Ironman Win
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Gravel Battles Rain, Restarts for Prelude to the Ironman Win
Scores his second straight win and seventh of the season
PEVELY, Mo. - Aug. 5, 2016 - Neither rain nor restarts could dampen David Gravel's Friday night as he dominated the Monroe Shocks and Struts Prelude to the Ironman at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 and scored his second straight and seventh overall World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.
Off-and-on light rain fell on the 1/3 mile, bullring in Pevely, Mo. throughout the feature, but Gravel was the class of the field in his No. 5 Big Game Treestands machine. Multiple restarts hit in the middle of the 35-lap main event, but Gravel held off the competition behind and cruised to the finish. He has led the last 75 laps of World of Outlaws competition.
"We're really rolling right now," Gravel said in victory lane. "It was a really fast race track around the top and the rain made the top even better and tighter as the race went on… We've won a rain-shortened race so you don't want to get too many of those. You want to earn them. You needed that 35-lap workout because 55 laps tomorrow is going to be tough, for sure."
Brad Sweet helped kick off the night by claiming his 10th quick time award, for being the fastest qualifier, this season. He and Joey Saldana are now tied for the most in 2016.
Gravel was the beneficiary of the Dash inversion draw and started on the Dash pole next to Jacob Allen. The two drivers finished first and second and started in the same positions in the feature.
When the green flag waved, Gravel quickly built up a lead as Allen held off Donny Schatz. When Gravel caught the tail end of the field, he had 1.5 second lead.
The first caution flag of the night flew on lap 9 as James McFadden spun through turns one and two. On the restart, Gravel jumped forward, but the next five positions behind jumbled up as Allen and Sweet made contact, opening the door for Donny Schatz and Daryn Pittman. Schatz quickly took over second as Pittman battled Allen side-by-side through turns one and two and took over third as they entered on to the back straight.
Through a spate of cautions in the middle of the feature, Daryn Pittman, who nearly lost third to his Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb teammate, Brad Sweet, battled past Schatz for second as Sweet and Schatz engaged in a multi-lap battle for the third position.
"Once Donny took a few slide jobs at me and I got my momentum going and cleared him," Sweet said. "I'm sure he was right there with me, but there wasn't much you could do with the lapped cars on the bottom."
Sweet eventually took over the position in his No. 49 Ollies Bargain Outlet car.
Through the closing laps, Pittman tried to find a line around Gravel in his No. 9 Great Clips car but was only able to slightly lessen the gap.
Gravel, Pittman and Sweet all now have seven wins on the season. Gravel sits second in the championship standings, 235 points out of the lead.
"Just glad to hang on," Gravel said. "I've got to thank (my crew) Barry, Derek and Austin, they do a great job, (my CJB Motorsports team owners) Chad and Jenn Clemens for this opportunity. It's been an awesome season. Hopefully, we can keep doing what we're doing."
Pittman said the restarts were key throughout the night - for him the most consequential was the first one that helped him into the podium positions.
"We got a good restart there on Donny and we were lucky - we had a lot of breaks go our way tonight," Pittmans said. "We had a restart where I started sixth and got to third on that one, so that helped a ton. I thought I actually had a shot on Gravel, but didn't feel like I had him cleared so I had to leave him some room. Good effort by my guys and a good finish for us."
Sweet said Schatz made it challenging through the middle portion of the race but once he got on the high line, he felt good about his position.
"There were a lot of restarts. It was just a matter of some worked for me and some didn't," Sweet said. "If we had anymore yellows or lapped traffic to get in the way of Daryn and David for us to have a shot at them - just a tricky, rough track. Glad we came out in third. We'll come back tomorrow and hopefully run a good 55 laps."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series returns to action Saturday at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 for the $20,000-to-win, Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 presented by Walker. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Ironman-55.
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Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 Notebook
RACE NOTES: David Gravel has led the last 75 laps of World of Outlaws competition. He has two straight wins where he led flag-to-flag… Brad Loyet was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 10 positions to finish in 10th… All three of the night's podium finishers, David Gravel, Daryn Pittman and Brad Sweet all have seven wins… Brad Sweet and Joey Saldana are now tied for the most quick time awards this season with 10 apiece.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Paul McMahan; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): David Gravel; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Parker Price-Miller; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Brad Loyet; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): David Gravel; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Brent Marks.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 16 (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); 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);Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Fremont Speedway on June 3); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); 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; Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55; Pevely, Mo.; Aug. 5, 2016
A-Main - (35 Laps) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1] [$8,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [5] [$4,000]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3] [$2,500]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4] [$2,200]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [7] [$2,100]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [8] [$2,000]; 7. 29-Kerry Madsen [9] [$1,800]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [10] [$1,600]; 9. 83-Joey Saldana [14] [$1,500]; 10. O5-Brad Loyet [20] [$1,300]; 11. 1A-Jacob Allen [2] [$1,200]; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart [13] [$1,100]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser [11] [$1,000]; 14. 7S-Jason Sides [12] [$700]; 15. 5D-Zach Daum [16] [$600]; 16. W20-Greg Wilson [19] [$600]; 17. 44-A.J. Bruns [21] [$600]; 18. 79J-Jacob Patton [22] [$600]; 19. 51B-Joe B Miller [23] [$600]; 20. 10P-Jim Perricone [24] [$600]; 21. 3H-James McFadden [17] [$600]; 22. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [6] [$600]; 23. 19M-Brent Marks [18] [$600]; 24. 7-Paul McMahan [15] [$600]. Lap Leaders: David Gravel 1-35. KSE Hard Charger Award: O5-Brad Loyet [+10]
Qualifying - 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.415; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.454; 3. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.467; 4. 5-David Gravel, 10.510; 5. 2X-Parker Price-Miller, 10.544; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen, 10.550; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.556; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 10.623; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen, 10.646; 10. 24-Rico Abreu, 10.650; 11. 2-Shane Stewart, 10.650; 12. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.657; 13. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.657; 14. 3H-James McFadden, 10.670; 15. 7-Paul McMahan, 10.678; 16. 28-Jonathan Cornell, 10.756; 17. 83-Joey Saldana, 10.763; 18. W20-Greg Wilson, 10.835; 19. 65-Jordon Goldesberry, 10.857; 20. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 10.871; 21. 19M-Brent Marks, 10.884; 22. 5D-Zach Daum, 10.910; 23. O5-Brad Loyet, 10.920; 24. 44-A.J. Bruns, 10.947; 25. 79J-Jacob Patton, 11.053; 26. 13-Clyde Knipp, 11.074; 27. 51B-Joe B Miller, 11.276; 28. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman, 11.309; 29. 10P-Jim Perricone, 11.855
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 4. 24-Rico Abreu [4]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 6. 5D-Zach Daum [8]; 7. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [7]; 8. 28-Jonathan Cornell [6]; 9. 79J-Jacob Patton [9]; 10. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [10]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana [6]; 6. 3H-James McFadden [5]; 7. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [7]; 8. O5-Brad Loyet [8]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]; 10. 10P-Jim Perricone [10]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [3]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 6. 19M-Brent Marks [7]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 8. 44-A.J. Bruns [8]; 9. 51B-Joe B Miller [9]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [6]; 6. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [5]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. W20-Greg Wilson [2] [-]; 2. O5-Brad Loyet [5] [-]; 3. 44-A.J. Bruns [6] [-]; 4. 79J-Jacob Patton [7] [-]; 5. 51B-Joe B Miller [9] [-]; 6. 10P-Jim Perricone [11] [-]; 7. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg [4] [$300]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [8] [$250]; 9. 14T-Jimmy Bridgeman [10] [$225]; 10. 65-Jordon Goldesberry [3] [$200]; 11. 28-Jonathan Cornell [1] [$200]
ACCORD SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsAccord, NY- Perrego Remains Hot In Convincing Drive To Second Win In Exciting Accord Speedway Modified ACtion
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media
On a hazy but warm summer day in August, the Accord Speedway swung back into action on Friday evening. With temperatures in the low 80's and a warm gentle breeze blowing across the speedway grounds, Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer reeled off an outstanding racing card for the good crowd on hand that witnessed the excellent racing action. The evening of speed was sponsored by the good folks at Kingston Nissan and their representatives were on hand to take part in the victory ceremonies at the Lucas Oil Products victory lane. For information regarding Kingston Nissan, go to their extensive website at: www.kingstonnissan.net
A&M Hardware was the checkered flag bonus sponsor. The evening of events was completed by 11PM and it marked the first event for Accord with a new 7:30 starting time.
The final outcome of the great evening of racing action found "The Montgomery Missile" Anthony Perrego continuing his excellent work at the speedway as he steered his New York Truck Parts sponsored hot rod to his second Accord Speedway win of the season in the United Pump & Tank Modified headliner. Phil Goetchius after weeks of trying, finally nailed down his first win of the season in the Healey Brothers Group Sportsman finale. "The Layton Laser" Brody Adamsky was spot on as he recorded his fifth win of the season in the Ruge's Performance NEWS Sprint Car feature event. Veteran campaigner Steve Williams added his second win of the season to his total as he raced to victory in the Arkel Motors Pure Stock ranks. "The Junior Rock" Matt Shultz captured his first win of the season in the Ruge's GM Parts Center Rookie Sportsman main event as he dominated the action in a wire to wire run. Michael Corbin earned his first career win at the speedway in the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshot finale with a solid run to victory lane. The Empire Lightning Sprints returned to action at the speedway and former track champion Clint Roehrs flashed his championship form in a great drive to victory.
Richie Eurich used a front row start to kick off the United Pump and Tank Modified event and led for the first six laps of the 30-lap main event. A restart closed the field in and on the restart Joe Judge found the top of the speedway to be the fast way forward and grabbed the lead out of turn two. Judge would lead until lap 12 until another caution slowed the event. On the restart Eurich kicked up his heels once again and would lead the field but was under siege from a quadrant of racers moving their way forward including Judge, Anthony Perrego, Mike Ricci and Jesse Marks. A couple of cautions would bring the field close together but Eurich remained in command of the point.
A restart on lap-20 put Perrego nose to tail with Eurich and when the green appeared Perrego began to make his run for the roses. Tailing Eurich closely, he tried the top and the bottom of the speedway channels and on lap-22 found the baseline of the speedway to his liking and he drove under Eurich, pulled even on the backstretch and won the top spot as the pair raced into turn three. Perrego would race to his second win of the season with Eurich in for a hard fought runner-up slot. Joe Judge stayed in the hunt all night long for a nice third place run and current point leader Mike Ricci was fourth and steady Jesse Marks completed the top five. The second five were Ed Dachenhausen, Brad Rothaupt, Mark Pullen, Ken Ferrier and the returning Dave Hinsch.
The Healey Brothers Group Sportsman event proved to be a great race as Phil Goetchius found the fast line at the top of the raceway and powered into the lead. Goetchius opened up a big lead on the field but some skirmishes would slow the action down on a few occasions. A trio of racers Collin DuBois, Dana Carey and Connor Otten kept pace with Goetchius for a time but in long stretches Goetchius was in charge of the event. Just past the halfway point, Kevin Ward and Jimmy Wells moved into contention and would move into the second and third place with five laps to go. Goetchius would not be denied on this night as after many weeks of trying he finally nabbed his first 2016 win at Accord Speedway. Ward was second with Wells third. Collin DuBois enjoyed a solid outing with a fourth place run and Dana Carey completed the top five in his best run of the season. Following the top five were Milton Mann, Dave Demorest, Rafael Carson, Winter Mead and Leo Fotopolous,
The Ruge's GM Parts Rookie Sportsman feature attraction found Matt Shultz with the hot hand as he powered into the lead at the drop of the green flag and would open up some distance on the field and even though a couple of restarts were needed, Shultz raced away to his first win of the season at Accord and first ever in a full size race car. Shultz captured seven wins last year while competing in the All Star Slingshots. Chris Van Duser had a great run for second with Stan Vishinski taking third. Jason Feinberg, newcomer Brad Horton, Jim Kraus, newcomer Derrick Cormier, Kenny Ryder and AJ Williams would complete the rest of the field.
Steve Williams grabbed the early lead in the Arkel Motors Pure Stock main event and that proved to be the winning pass as he led throughout the event despite some heavy pressure coming in the form of Bob Sleight and Travis Brockner. Williams was cool as a snow cone as he held back his opponents and raced to his second win of the season in the 15-lap encounter. Sleight was second with Brockner third and a good battled developed for fourth with Ray Tarantino getting the spot over a returning Gary Ronk. Newcomer Rob Taylor, Curt Ayers, Harry Bachman and James Goetchius completed the field.
Brody Adamsky grabbed the lead at the start of the Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Car feature. The move made the rest of the event purely academic as Adamsky raced away from the field to gather in his fifth win of the season. Andrew Davis enjoyed a solid run in his return to action with a runner-up finish and point leader Jesse James Bartleson was third.
Michael Corbin started from the outside pole position and quickly raced in to the lead at the start of the event. Corbin opened up a big lead late in the race and coasted to his first ever Accord Speedway win. Hunter Lapp was second with Jake Mason third, John Kendall fourth, Justin Sleight fifth and Ashton Dewitt sixth.
Shilo Boyce grabbled the lead at the start of the Empire Lightning Sprint 20-lap feature run. Boyce kept the lead as he repelled the advances of Ralph Utter and Jesse Pruchnick. Clint Roehrs started from sixth place and began to work the baseline to perfection as he raced into the runner-up slot by lap ten. Roehrs kept nipping away at Boyce and finally was able to slip past for the lead on lap-13. Roehrs would go on to capture the win with Boyce solid in the runner-up status. Ralph Utter was third in his first race in three years and Jon Moore was fourth with Jesse Pruchnick nailing down fifth place. Jerry Sehn, Canadian Charles Belanger, Zach Bennett, Matt Brown, Nick DeNyse, Lou Torres and Rick Stone rounded out the field.
GEMSTONES:
The good friends from Kingston Nissan were the headline sponsor for the evening and proudly displayed an SUV from their inventory for the evening. They have put together as fund to assist dogs in local shelter to find homes and to help defray the cost of running the shelters. The fund is called "The Ozzie Fund" in memory of their beloved pet. More information regarding donations can be found on the Kingston Nissan website or their Facebook page.
Heat races were run off quickly and Sportsman heat wins went to Connor Otten, Kevin Ward and Dana Carey. Matt Shultz captured the Rookie Sportsman heat event. Modified heats were claimed by Danny Tyler, Brett Graham and Richie Eurich. Brody Adamsky won the Sprint heat. Gary Ronk and Bob Sleight claimed wins in the Pure Stock heats. Jake Mason captured the Junior Slingshot heat. Jesse Pruchnick and Shilo Boyce were victorious in the Lightning Sprint heats.
Wright's Farm Market was back at the Speedway on Friday offering up those great home made Grandma Annie's pies to the winning drivers.
New entries were abundant at the speedway as Greg McCloskey steered the second Creeden racer. Dave Hinsch returned to action along with Richard Smith and Patrick Murphy made his maiden debut in the Modified ranks with his P3. Zach Mead was on hand with his Northeast Wingless Sprint Car in his debut and ran strong until problems under the bonnet sidelined his evening. Eric Jennings also returned to action but had a short evening as well as mechanical problems befell the team. Kenny Ryder and Brad Horton took their first runs in the Rookie Sportsman. Rob Taylor and Shawn Johannssen were newcomers for the Pure Stock division. New Sportsman cars included Mike Murphy, Raphael Carson, Tommy Vighe, Winter Mead and Mike Senecal.
Happy engagement wishes go out to Steve Schrader and his girlfriend from the Tyler racing Team and Accord Speedway.
Promoter Gary Palmer had the speedway in great racing form as the speedway again offered up to four and possibly five distinct racing channels to the drivers to create some excellent side by side battles throughout the evening.
Best wishes go out to all of the Accord Speedway Junior Slingshot and All Star Slingshot drivers who will be taking part in the Slingshot Speedweeks racing at the various speedways on the tour schedule. The racing began this evening at Linda's Speedway and will end with next Saturday's racing at the Hamlin Speedway. Monday will find the All Star drivers at the new Reading Fairgrounds and Tuesday is set aside for the Junior Slingshots.
RESULTS:
United Pump & Tank Modifieds: Anthony Perrego, Richie Eurich, Joe Judge, Mike Ricci, Brad Rothaupt, Jesse Marks, Ed Dachenhausen, Brad Rothaupt, Mark Pullen, Ken Ferrier, Dave Hinsch, Corey Lowitt, Greg McCloskey, Dan Humes, Patrick Murphy, Kurt Hundeland, Rob Rowe, Danny Creeden, Chad Loilodice, Brett Graham, Lenny Helmich, Scott Ferrier, Danny Tyler, Richard Smith
Healey Brothers Group Sportsman: Phil Goetchius, Kevin Ward, Jimmy Wells, Collin DuBois, Dana Carey, Milton Mann, Dave Demorest, Rafael Carson, Winter Mead, Leo Fotopolous, Tommy Vighe, Nick Plumstead, Connor Otten, Ken Boniface, Brandon McGill, Mike Senecal, Michael Murphy
Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Cars: Brody Adamsky, Andrew Davis, Jesse James Bartleson, Eric Jennings, Zach Mead
Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Steve Williams, Bob Sleight, Travis Brockner, Ray Tarantino, Gary Ronk, Rob Taylor, Curt Ayers, Harry Bachman, James Goetchius, Shawn Johannsen, Mike DuBois Jr
Ruges Parts Center Rookie Crate Sportsman: Matt Shultz, Chris Van Duser, Stan Vishinski IV, Jason Feinberg, Brad Horton, Jim Kraus, Derrick Cormier, Kenny Ryder, AJ Williams
Empire Lightning Sprints: Clint Roehrs, Shilo Boyce, Ralph Utter Jr, Jon Moore, Jesse Pruchnick, Jerry Sehn, Charles Belanger, Zach Bennett, Matt Brown, Nick DeNyse, Lou Torres, Rick Stone
WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots: Michael Corbin, Hunter Lapp, Jake Mason, John Kendall, Justin Sleight, Ashton Dewitt
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.
Next week, Friday, August 12th will be Pine Bush Equipment Night at the speedway with all divisions ready to do battle on the fast quarter mile clay cushioned oval with the Joe Giachinta Memorial 50 lap race headlining the evening for the Sportsman division.
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.
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CLAUSON CONDUCTS A CLINIC IN BELOIT; BECOMES FIRST TWO-TIME "CHAD McDANIEL MEMORIAL" VICTOR
Beloit, Kansas August 3, 2016 - Bryan Clauson's magical 2016 season found the way to victory lane Wednesday night as he became the first two-time winner of the "Chad McDaniel Memorial" USAC Midget National Championship race at Solomon Valley Raceway.
The Noblesville, Indiana driver worked his way from the fifth-starting spot to challenge Spencer Bayston for the lead in the final third of the race, making the winning pass with 11 laps to go after two consecutive dead-heats on laps 24 and 25 to take his 27th feature victory of the year (15th in USAC) while also taking over the series' point lead heading into the 39th running of the "Belleville Midget Nationals" this Friday and Saturday night.
At the drop of the green flag, pole sitter Spencer Bayston shot out to the lead on the bottom with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammate Carson Macedo and Tucker Klaasmeyer trailing just behind. Fourth-starting Holly Shelton teetered off the edge of the banking between turns one and two on the opening lap, slipping back to the 11th spot by the conclusion of lap one.
The red flag flew for an incident on the fifth lap when Tyler Thomas found himself spinning backwards between turns three and four. With nowhere to go, Cody Brewer - the promoter of the previous night's event in Fairbury, Nebraska - plowed head-on in a nose-to-nose meeting with the sitting-duck Thomas, tipping Brewer onto his side after the contact. Brewer walked away uninjured, but would not restart. Thomas would resume his race from the tail.
As Bayston continued to lead the way, hugging the infield tires on the bottom all the way around the ¼-mile dirt oval, a pair of Ryan's dueled for the fifth position - Ryan Robinson and Ryan Greth. On lap six, Greth went to the outside of Robinson between the third and fourth turns. Robinson's front end stepped out from him, sending him ever so slightly up the racetrack as Greth ramped over the right rear tire of Robinson, sending himself airborne before landing on all fours and sliding gently backward into the outside turn four wall. Greth would restart from the tail.
Bayston and Macedo led a two-car breakaway on the ensuing restart while 2014 "Chad McDaniel Memorial" winner Clauson began to mount a charge on the topside while the majority of the front runners stuck to the bottom. On lap eight, though, Clauson swapped to the bottom to sneak underneath Klaasmeyer at the exit of turn four to grab third.
However, the action would once again come to a halt just one lap later after Anton Hernandez flipped wildly at the end of the front straightaway, landing a country-mile outside the turn one banking. Hernandez would walk away uninjured.
Clauson was now tucked behind the two front runners of the early portion of the event on the lap nine restart. Clauson continued to go to work a lane or two higher than Bayston and Macedo in the middle of the racetrack and was able to quickly reel in Macedo and blast by off the exit of turn four to take second at the stripe.
However, before the entire lap could be completed, a Matt Johnson/Jeff Stasa tangle between turns one and two negated Clauson's pass, relegating him back behind Macedo on the restart.
After a sluggish start to the race that saw three cautions and two red flags in the opening 14 laps of the event, Clauson wan anxious to get going to the front, and that he did on lap 19 as he closed in on Macedo once again for second. Macedo, the leading series rookie out of Lemoore, California, drifted up the racetrack at the entrance of turn three, opening the door for Clauson to dart by on the bottom to grab second place.
Clauson's sole focus was now lasered-in on leader Bayston with 16 laps remaining. Clauson wasted no time carving into the advantage held by Bayston, the 2015 series rookie of the year, as he ripped the high-side of the surface, banging off the cushion between turns one and two to get a run down the back straight that allowed him to pull even alongside Bayston entering turn three on lap 24.
The two remained side-by-side, wheel-to-wheel through the corner and off of turn four, resulting in a near dead-heat at the line with Bayston officially credited as the leader of the lap by the length of the radius of his front right wheel.
As the pair sped by the flag stand, Clauson carried his momentum into turn one with Bayston to his inside. Clauson used the top to perfection, jetting off the cushion down the banking to pull away to a three-car advantage on the back straight. However, Clauson got tight on the entry to turn three, shoving the nose of his machine up the racetrack just enough to allow Bayston to claw back underneath to edge ahead for a split-second, but Clauson gathered himself and gassed it back to the lead by a full wheel at the start/finish line with 11 to go on lap 25.
Clauson motored away off the top between turns one and two past Bayston, immediately putting an end to the suspense after staking his claim on the bottom of turns three and four and ripping the top in one and two to pull away from Bayston in the waning laps.
At the checkered, Clauson was on a pressure-free comfort cruise as he ran away for a three and a half-second victory over a hard-charging Tanner Thorson, who snuck by third-place finisher Bayston with four circuits to go, with Macedo and previous night's feature winner Chad Boat rounding out the top-five.
In a dream season in which Bryan Clauson has barnstormed across the country (and the world) competing at a wide array of venues in a variety of racing machines on his quest to compete in 200 racing events throughout the year, Clauson just may very well add another USAC National title to the resume as he took over the point lead in the latest Midget standings by six points over Bayston by virtue of his 38th career USAC National Midget feature victory (7th all-time) on Wednesday night in his Dooling-Hayward/Cancer Treatment Centers of America - B & H Contractors/Spike/Stanton SR-11.
"It's a little bit of an advantage to be the guy doing the chasing because the leaders don't necessarily know where you're at," Clauson explained. "Spencer (Bayston) was going on the bottom pretty good. I showed him the nose and got him hustling a little bit and we could make a move. If there had been anything up in (turns) three and four, it would've been an advantage, but everything funneled back into (turns) one and two. I just tried make it quick and rip it off like a Band-Aid to make our move. I feel really good headed to Belleville. It's a place I've had a lot of success and we're going back with a little different package. I've won twice before with my dad on the wrenches, so it should be a lot of fun. It's a place we always look forward to going to, especially on Saturday when it gets up on the guardrail."
Thorson, of Minden, Nevada, overcame his 17th starting spot with a spirited charge to second at the finish line, earning the night's KSE Racing Products "Hard Charger" Award for his efforts in his Keith Kunz - Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/TRD - JBL Audio/Bullet/Speedway Toyota.
"I just tried to get the power down to the racetrack as I was moving forward," Thorson said. "It was really slick on entry to (turns) three and four and you couldn't be on the gas or you'd miss the little groove that was there. We made some changes tonight that are a little bit different than our normal setup and it definitely helped. With this team, you always have confidence no matter where you finish. I'm excited going into Belleville."
Bayston led the first 24 laps of the event before relenting the spot to Clauson. Yet, despite the circumstances, Bayston is pleased overall as he looks ahead to making his second appearance at Belleville in his Keith Kunz - Curb-Agajanian Motorsports/TRD - Mobil 1/Bullet/Speedway Toyota.
"It's tough leading because you don't know where the guys behind you are running," Bayston lamented. "I was wondering, but never felt like I absolutely needed to try it because we were so good on the bottom. I could hear (Clauson) behind me and, as the race went on, the bottom in (turns) three and four got slick and I just made a mistake which let him by us. Then, I was trying to do what Bryan (Clauson) did and it let Tanner (Thorson) get by too, so we kind of just got ate up at the end. But, we led a good chunk of the race, so that was solid. Overall, it was a decent night for us. Obviously, we want to win, but we'll take a third and head to Belleville."
Contingency award winners at Solomon Valley Raceway included Brady Bacon (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Ryan Greth (Simpson Race Products First Heat winner), Tanner Thorson (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Race winner and KSE Racing Products Hard Charger), Keith Rauch (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Race winner), Chad Boat (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat winner) and Casey Shuman (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
In addition, awards posted in memory of Chad McDaniel were claimed by Spencer Bayston (First lap leader), Tanner Thorson (Hard Charger) and Anton Hernandez (Hard Luck).
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USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 3, 2016 - Beloit, Kansas - Solomon Valley Raceway - 7th Annual "Chad McDaniel Memorial"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Brady Bacon, 76m, FMR-13.253; 2. Bryan Clauson, 63, Dooling/Hayward-13.480; 3. Holly Shelton, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.654; 4. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 27, Klaasmeyer-13.730; 5. Carson Macedo, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.742; 6. Ryan Robinson, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.750; 7. Casey Shuman, 32, Dunlap-13.776; 8. Spencer Bayston, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-13.794; 9. Ryan Greth, 4, Lesher-13.806; 10. Anton Hernandez, 25, Petry/Goff-13.836; 11. Keith Rauch, 47, Mason-13.855; 12. Dave Darland, 11AG, Gray-13.895; 13. Chett Gehrke, 11c, Matteson-13.930; 14. Bob Harr, 2, Halarr-13.955; 15. Tyler Thomas, 91T, Thomas-13.969; 16. Chad Boat, 84, Tucker/Boat-14.077; 17. Lance Bennett, 10, McCauley-14.149; 18. Tanner Thorson, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-14.182; 19. Jeff Crook, 5J, Crook-14.184; 20. Matt Johnson, 85, Central-14.245; 21. Cody Brewer, 96, Central-14.266; 22. Dustin Weland, 88, Weland-14.270; 23. Ryan Oerter, 43, RKO-14.291; 24. Brayton Lynch, 1K, RKR-14.299; 25. Troy Simpson, 7, Simpson-14.310; 26. Jeff Stasa, 91, SBR-14.539; 27. Tyler Dunkle, 0B, Zero-14.647; 28. Johnny Murdock, 0, Zero-14.958; 29. Terry Goodwin, 2G, Goodwin-14.960; 30. Ashley Oerter, 16, RKO-16.173; 31. Cody Williams, 13, Zero-16.497; 32. Garett Hood, 11H, Two Hoods-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Greth, 2. Macedo, 3. Gehrke, 4. Bacon, 5. Bennett, 6. Goodwin, 7. Brewer. 2:02.67
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Thorson, 2. Clauson, 3. Hernandez, 4. Harr, 5. Robinson, 6. Stasa, 7. Weland, 8. A. Oerter. 2:06.81
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Rauch, 2. Shelton, 3. Thomas, 4. R. Oerter, 5. Williams, 6. Crook, 7. Shuman. 2:11.40
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Boat, 2. Johnson, 3. Klaasmeyer, 4. Bayston, 5. Darland, 6. Murdock, 7. Lynch, 8. Hood. 2:20.64
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Shuman, 2. Robinson, 3. Darland, 4. Brewer, 5. Stasa, 6. Goodwin, 7. Weland, 8. Murdock, 9. Dunkle, 10. A. Oerter, 11. Bennett, 12. Crook, 13. Williams. NT
FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson, 2. Tanner Thorson, 3. Spencer Bayston, 4. Carson Macedo, 5. Chad Boat, 6. Brady Bacon, 7. Dave Darland, 8. Ryan Robinson, 9. Tyler Thomas, 10. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 11. Holly Shelton, 12. Chett Gehrke, 13. Casey Shuman, 14. Bob Harr, 15. Keith Rauch, 16. Jeff Stasa, 17. Ryan Oerter, 18. Terry Goodwin, 19. Ryan Greth, 20. Matt Johnson, 21. Anton Hernandez, 22. Cody Brewer, 23. Brayton Lynch. NT
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**Simpson flipped during qualifying. Brewer flipped on lap 5 of the feature. Hernandez flipped on lap 9 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-24 Bayston, Laps 25-35 Clauson.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Tanner Thorson (17th to 2nd)
NEW USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Clauson-656, 2-Bayston-650, 3-Bacon-632, 4-Boat-598, 5-Thorson-580, 6-Macedo-519, 7-Robinson-429, 8-Shane Golobic-407, 9-Thomas-405, 10-Shelton-385.
NEXT USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES: August 5-6 - Belleville, Kansas - Belleville High Banks - 39th Annual "Belleville Midget Nationals"
BOAT CRUISES TO FIRST CAREER SERIES VICTORY IN USAC MIDGETS’ JEFFERSON COUNTY DEBUT
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BOAT CRUISES TO FIRST CAREER SERIES VICTORY IN USAC MIDGETS' JEFFERSON COUNTY DEBUT
Fairbury, Nebraska August 2, 2016 - In the USAC Midget National Championship's return to the state of Nebraska after a nine-year hiatus, Phoenix, Arizona's Chad Boat broke through in his 65th career series start, leading the final 19 laps to take his first series victory in front of a standing-room-only crowd at Riverside Chevrolet's "Tuesday Night Thunder" in USAC's first ever visit to Fairbury, Nebraska's Jefferson County Speedway.
The night's 35-lap feature marked just the sixth the time a USAC National Midget main event of this distance had been held, and the first occasion since February of 1979 when Bob Wente took the victory at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum.
On the opening laps of the 35-lap feature, pole sitter Holly Shelton waged in a side-by-side battle with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports teammate Spencer Bayston, who started alongside on the outside of the front row. Bayston appeared to have the upper hand at the entrance to turns one and three, but each time, series rookie Shelton fought back on the inside line to retain the top spot.
On the third lap, fourth-running Tanner Thorson got bottled-up on the topside of turn four, sliding to a stop at the exit of the turn to bring out the night's first yellow flag.
On the lap four restart, third-running Tyler Thomas, returning from a two-month break from midget racing, dove to the bottom in turn one, going three-wide alongside Shelton (middle) and Bayston (outside). Thomas was able to edge ahead to the lead, albeit briefly, before both Shelton and Bayston made a Tyler Thomas sandwich off of turn two, resuming their high-low battle for the lead as Thomas slid back to third.
On lap five, Bayston was finally able to slip by Shelton for the lead on the outside with Thomas in tow, shuffling Shelton back to third.
On the tight confines of the 1/5-mile dirt oval, real estate was at a premium, but that wasn't any hindrance to sixth-starting Boat, who sailed his way past Thomas for the second spot on lap 12.
Boat was able to chase down Bayston in the ensuing laps and, on lap 16, made his first bid for the lead on the inside of Bayston in turn one, but was unable to make the move stick. Undeterred, Boat stayed right with Bayston as the two sped down the back straightaway into the third turn, ripping the bottom as he propelled himself past Bayston for the lead at the flagstand at the conclusion of lap 17.
Meanwhile, Thomas found his second wind as Boat found himself fenced-in while negotiating lapped traffic. But, with 11 laps to go, an incident involving the cars of Terry Goodwin, Lance Bennett and sixth-running Ryan Greth in turn three slowed the pace, bringing out a caution and, thus, removing lapped traffic from play to give the leaders a clear track ahead on the restart.
Chad Boat aimed for the bottom on the lap 25 restart as Thomas shadowed just behind in second. One lap later, Thomas showed Boat his nose entering the first turn, but Boat was able to withstand the pressure to hold onto to the lead as the pair exited turn two.
With just seven to go, Greth's once-promising night went from bad to worse after flipping wildly down the front straightaway. He would climb away from the wreckage uninjured.
Boat got a solid jump on Thomas on the final restart on lap 29, distancing himself out in front by roughly five car-lengths by the time the two hit the back straightaway.
The final spot on the podium was still up for grabs, though. After starting 13th, Bryan Clauson, who was utilizing a backup car after experiencing troubles with the primary car during qualifications, had carved his way through the pack to get by Bayston with an outside turn two pass for third with six laps to go while ProSource Fast Qualifier Bacon was able to slip by Bayston for the fourth position.
The see-saw battle between the two saw Bacon fight back to regain the third spot from Clauson with four laps to go. Yet, Clauson would battle back to regain the spot on the white flag lap. However, a bobble on the cushion on the final lap by Clauson allowed Bacon to shoot by Clauson to claim the third position for good.
Up front, Boat was in total control, pulling away from Thomas after the final restart to take his first career USAC National Midget feature victory by 0.981 seconds over Thomas, Bacon, Clauson and Bayston.
Boat, the 2008 series Rookie of the Year, has found success in his first full year of USAC National Midget competition since the 2010 season, joining Shane Golobic (Du Quoin) and Spencer Bayston (Gas City) to become the third different first-time winner in the series in 2016 in his Tucker-Boat Motorsports/PristineAuction.com - K & C Drywall/Spike/Speedway Toyota.
"I knew my car was going to come to me on the bottom on that last restart, so I wasn't super nervous," Boat admitted. "I was committed to the top, but Tyler Thomas showed me the bottom in (turns) one and two and I just went down there to make them beat me on the top. What a great car we had, though! Those laps in the middle of the race, when everybody else was on the bottom and we were up top, this thing was hauling! It was dicey getting through the lapped traffic, but it's exciting to get my first National win. It feels like a monkey off our back and I think we're going to start rolling from here. We have some momentum now and I'm excited to get the rest of the week going."
Thomas hadn't made an appearance in a USAC Midget National Championship event since the "Indiana Midget Week" finale at Kokomo Speedway nearly two months ago, but the Collinsville, Oklahoma native made his return to the series a successful one, equaling his career-best USAC finish of second in his Tyler Thomas Motorsports/BT Machine - AirGroup/Spike/Esslinger.
"I drove as hard as I could drive," Thomas said. "Chad (Boat) drove a great race and didn't make any mistakes. I didn't feel like I did either; it's tough to run second again. We took a two-month break from midget racing to get our program right and it paid off. My dad worked his tail off these last two months to make sure these engines were running right. I just really want to win. It seems like I've had a lot of seconds, but we'll get our win. You have to lose some before you win them, though. Our confidence right now is not even in the same ballpark. We feel really good about what we have. (Solomon Valley Raceway in) Beloit (Kansas) is a good track for us, so we're excited for tomorrow."
Fellow Oklahoma native Brady Bacon, of Broken Arrow, earned his fourth consecutive top-five series finish with his third place run Tuesday night. Although he's yet to pick up a feature win this season, Bacon's consistency has put him just 15 points out of the point lead behind Spencer Bayston and Bryan Clauson in the latest standings for the USAC Midget National Championship on the strength of six top-five finishes in nine series starts in his FMR Racing/Beast/Toyota.
"We got into lapped traffic and that was tough tonight," Bacon said. "We had a car good enough to win, (we) just needed the cards to fall a little differently. Chad (Boat) and Tyler (Thomas) got through the traffic better at the beginning, but we were up beside them when that first yellow came out, so we were good enough to run with them. It's great to come to a place, though, where the fans are really into the event and everybody who was a part of it did a fantastic job."
Contingency award winners at Jefferson County Speedway included Brady Bacon (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Bryan Clauson (Simpson Race Products First Heat winner & KSE Racing Products Hard Charger), Tucker Klaasmeyer (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Race winner), Ryan Greth (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Race winner), Tyler Thomas (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat winner) and Keith Rauch (Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Finisher).
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USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: August 2, 2016 - Fairbury, Nebraska - Jefferson County Speedway - Riverside Chevrolet "Tuesday Night Thunder"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Brady Bacon, 76m, FMR-11.354; 2. Chad Boat, 84, Tucker/Boat-11.457; 3. Ryan Greth, 4, Lesher-11.479; 4. Tyler Thomas, 91T, Thomas-11.514; 5. Tanner Thorson, 67, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.581; 6. Spencer Bayston, 97, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.586; 7. Ryan Robinson, 71, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.631; 8. Holly Shelton, 67K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.687; 9. Carson Macedo, 71K, Kunz/Curb-Agajanian-11.702; 10. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 27, Klaasmeyer-11.718; 11. Dave Darland, 11AG, Gray-11.745; 12. Keith Rauch, 47, Mason-11.819; 13. Bryan Clauson, 63, Dooling/Hayward-11.911; 14. Matt Johnson, 85, Central-11.929; 15. Chett Gehrke, 11c, Matteson-11.948; 16. Bob Harr, 2, Halarr-11.989; 17. Anton Hernandez, 25, Petry/Goff-11.994; 18. John Klabunde, 77, Klabunde-12.054; 19. Brayton Lynch, 1K, RKR-12.137; 20. Lance Bennett, 10, McCauley-12.138; 21. Troy Simpson, 7, Simpson-12.332; 22. Terry Goodwin, 2G, Goodwin-12.443; 23. Dustin Weland, 88, Weland-12.503; 24. Ryan Oerter, 43, RKO-12.510; 25. Jeff Stasa, 91, SBR-12.578; 26. Johnny Murdock, 0, Zero-12.647; 27. Derek Kral, 0B, Zero-12.923; 28. Tyler Dunkle, 37, Zero-13.212; 29. Nathan Johnson, 13, Zero-13.254; 30. Mark Hamilton, 76, Hamilton-16.499; 31. Casey Shuman, 32, Dunlap-NT; 32. Jeff Crook, 5J, Crook-NT; 33. Ashley Oerter, 16, RKO-NT (Time of 14.082 disallowed).
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Clauson, 2. Macedo, 3. Hernandez, 4. Thorson, 5. Bacon, 6. Simpson, 7. Stasa, 8. N. Johnson, 9. A. Oerter. 2:00.76
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Klaasmeyer, 2. Bayston, 3. Boat, 4. Goodwin, 5. Murdock, 6. M. Johnson, 7. Klabunde. NT
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Greth, 2. Darland, 3. Weland, 4. Gehrke, 5. Robinson, 6. Kral, 7. Lynch. NT
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Shelton, 3. Rauch, 4. Harr, 5. R. Oerter, 6. Bennett, 7. Dunkle, 8. Crook. 2:00.58
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Bacon, 2. Robinson, 3. Lynch, 4. Bennett, 5. Stasa, 6. Klabunde, 7. Simpson, 8. Kral, 9. N. Johnson, 10. A. Oerter, 11. R. Oerter, 12. Dunkle, 13. Murdock. NT
FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Chad Boat, 2. Tyler Thomas, 3. Brady Bacon, 4. Bryan Clauson, 5. Spencer Bayston, 6. Carson Macedo, 7. Tucker Klaasmeyer, 8. Holly Shelton, 9. Ryan Robinson, 10. Tanner Thorson, 11. Brayton Lynch, 12. Chett Gehrke, 13. Keith Rauch, 14. Lance Bennett, 15. Bob Harr, 16. John Klabunde, 17. Dustin Weland, 18. Terry Goodwin, 19. Ryan Greth, 20. Dave Darland, 21. Anton Hernandez, 22. Jeff Stasa. NT
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**Greth flipped on lap 29 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Shelton, Laps 5-16 Bayston, Laps 17-35 Boat.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS HARD CHARGER: Bryan Clauson (13th to 4th)
NEW USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Bayston-581, 2-Clauson-574, 3-Bacon-566, 4-Boat-532, 5-Thorson-505, 6-Macedo-449, 7-Shane Golobic-407, 8-Robinson-376, 9-Thomas-353, 10-Zach Daum-349.
NEXT USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: August 3 - Beloit, Kansas - Solomon Valley Raceway - 7th annual "Chad McDaniel Memorial"
Friesen Rebounds at Ransomville
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Friesen Rebounds at Ransomville
Takes Home Summer Nationals Victory
RANSOMVILLE, N.Y. - Aug 2, 2016 - Stewart Friesen keeps it in the family once again as he captured the Super DIRTcar Series Summer Nationals at Ransomville Speedway Tuesday night for the second year in a row. Friesen's night started off on a bad note as he damaged his car in time trials and was forced to bring out his back-up car. That didn't stop Friesen and the Halmar team from rebounding to take home the victory.
"This is awesome. The Halmar team worked so hard tonight. This is Uncle Alex's race and always will be Uncle Alex's race and to get it again is so special," Friesen said in victory lane. "I'll tell you what, I wasn't sure of what to think of this track when I got here but it was super racy. It stayed slick and wide. The guys were doing a great job. I hope my old man is getting a break and enjoying a couple of beers tonight. This is for Stan and Alex!"
Peter Britten and Brett Hearn started the 30-car field to the initial green.
Britten jumped to an early lead as Hearn worked the topside to run him back down.
Hearn was working every lane possible to get past Britten. Hearn dove to the outside and was finally able to make the pass for the lead on lap nine.
It wasn't long until Hearn caught the back of the field.
As Britten was trying to chase Hearn back down through lapped traffic fifth place starter, Sheppard started knocking on Britten's doors.
Hearn and Britten were running right around the bottom as Sheppard was digging the top line.
There was a three car battle brewing for fifth spot between Wight, Billy Decker and Tim Fuller as they ran three wide for several laps until Wight slowed down due to a right rear flat bringing out the second caution of the night.
Friesen took advantage of the lap 44 restart as he charged to the outside and drove by Britten and Sheppard for the second spot.
Hearn led the way at the halfway mark over Friesen, Britten, Sheppard and Decker.
The third restart of the night was on lap 59. Hearn chose the inside line, putting Friesen on the outside.
Friesen drove his No. 44F machine as high as he could take it into turns one and two and took the lead from Hearn by the time they entered into turn three.
As Friesen took the lead from Hearn, Sheppard then snuck under Hearn to overtake second spot on lap 62.
Last place starter, Danny Johnson, who used one of his provisionals to start the main event broke into the top ten by lap 65.
Friesen had half a straightaway lead over Sheppard by the time he caught lapped traffic on lap 73.
The fourth and final restart of the night was on lap 83.
Hearn opened the door on the bottom giving Britten the advantage to sneak through to take third spot.
Sheppard was slowly closing in on Friesen as the laps wound down.
Friesen moved to the bottom as he caught lapped traffic on lap 95.
Sheppard was on Friesen's bumper as Friesen began to move all over the track through heavy lapped traffic to try and keep Sheppard from passing him. Sheppard worked to run down Friesen as Friesen had his hands full working his way through traffic.
Friesen had the advantage on the exit and held on to the top spot over Sheppard by just 0.347 seconds at the line. Following Sheppard was Britten, Brachmann and Hearn as the top five.
"Matt and that race team are unstoppable right now. They have a hot hand and a hot racecar. We were lucky to get him on that one restart but I'll take it anyway we can get it," Friesen said. "We're going to keep working on our stuff to get better and catch him. We made a couple points tonight at least."
For Sheppard, the second-place finish wasn't what he had hoped for. Sheppard believed he had the car to win.
"We had a really good car tonight. I think we were good enough to win this thing. Peter got down on the bottom of that restart, blocked me and jammed us all up. Stew was able to roll the outside and roll around all of us. I think that was the difference in the race right there," Sheppard said. "You could see if I ran high or low I could run all over him. Every time I came out with a little bit of a charge it seemed like we had a lapped car and I had to tuck back in line."
Britten rolled onto the front stretch in third after what has been an up and down season for his racing team.
"I've noticed this year we've been consistently fast. We've always had some speed at times and other times not. This year we've been pretty consistent," Britten said. "To come third to Friesen and Sheppard at this point in the year I'll take that definitely. Congrats to Stew. I'm sure it's a pretty special win for him. Thanks to everyone here at Ransomville. Hopefully we'll get it soon!"
Races Notes: 40 cars attempted to qualify and 30 cars started the main event. Danny Johnson hit the wall hard in warm-ups and was unable to fix the car in time. Johnson started the back end of the field in Kyle Coffey's car for the feature. Friesen also hit the wall hard in time trials forcing him to bring out his back-up car. Four cautions were brought out during the 100-lap main event.
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Super DIRTcar Series Statistical Report; Aug. 2, 2016; Ransomville Speedway; Ransomville, N.Y.
A-Main (100 Laps) - 1. 44-Stewart Friesen; 2. 9s-Matt Sheppard; 3. 18H-Peter Britten; 4. 3B-Chad Brachmann; 5. 20-Brett Hearn; 6. 23-Danny Johnson; 7.19-Tim Fuller; 8. 91-Billy Decker; 9. 32c-Vic Coffey; 10. 37s-Tommy Flannigan; 11. 42-Pete Bicknell; 12. 6m-Mat Williamson; 13. 25R-Erick Rudolph; 14. 99L-Larry Wight; 15. 42p-Pat Ward; 16. 35-Frank Cozze; 17. 8-Rich Scagliotta; 18. 98H-Jimmy Phelps; 19. 88m-Mike Mahaney; 20. 93-Gary Tomkins; 21. 20m-Jeff McGinnis; 22. 165-Rex King Jr.; 23. 26-Rick Richner; 24. 6H-Max McLaughlin; 25. 43-Keith Flach; 26. 38-Ryan Susice; 27. 7K-Scott Kerwin; 28. 11J-James Sweeting; 29. 3e-Eric Gabany; 30. 21-Kenny Wills III
Last Chance Showdown 2 (8 laps) - 1. 37s-Tommy Flannigan; 2. 43-Keith Flach; 3. 21-Kenny Wills III; 4. 111-Alan Wills; 5. 44v-Phil Vigneri; 6. 12j-Nick Joy; 7. 8-Rich Scagliotta; 8. 23-Kyle Coffey; 9. 27-Jim Zimmerman
Last Chance Showdown 1 (8 Laps) - 1. 42-Pete Bicknell; 2. 11J-James Sweeting; 3. 93-Gary Tomkins; 4. 3e-Eric Gabany; 5. 56-Steve Schumacher; 6. 41-Boyd MacTavish 7. 6h-Max McLaughlin; 8. 678-John Smith; 9. 14-Russ Zimmerman; 10. 7m-Michael Maresca
Dash For Cash (4 laps) - 1. 91-Billy Decker; 2. 9s-Matt Sheppard; 3. 32c-Vic Coffey; 4. 99L-Larry Wight; 5. 19-Tim Fuller
Heat 4 (8 Laps) - 1. 91-Billy Decker; 2. 98h-Jimmy Phelps; 3. 44-Stewart Friesen; 4. 165-Rex King Jr; 5. 7k-Scott Kerwin; 6. 37s-Tommy Flannigan; 7. 111-Kevin Wills; 8. 8-Rich Scagliotta; 9. 27-Jim Zimmerman
Heat 3 (8 Laps) - 1. Tim Fuller; 2. 32c-Vic Coffey; 3. 25r-Erick Rudolph; 4. 42p-Pat Ward; 5. 26-Rick Richner; 6. 43-Keith Flach; 7. 21-Kenny Wills III; 8. 44v-Phil Vigneri; 9. 23-Kyle Coffey; 10. 12j-Nick Joy
Heat 2 (8 Laps) - 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard; 2. 3B-Chad Brachmann; 3. 18h-Peter Britten; 4. Mat Williamson; 5. 35-frank Cozze; 6. 3e-Eric Gabany; 7. 11J-James Sweeting; 8. 56-Steve Schumacher; 9. 93-Gary Tomkins; 10. 7m-Michael Maresca
Heat 1 (8 Laps) - 1. 99L-Larry Wight; 2. 20-Brett Hearn; 3. 38-Ryan Susice; 4. 88-Mike Mahaney; 5. 20m-Jeff McGinnis; 6. 42-Pete Bicknell; 7. 41-Boyd MacTavish; 8. 6h-Max McLaughlin; 9. 678-John Smith; 10. 14-Russ Zimmerman
Group 4 Qualifier - 1. 98h-Jimmy Phelps, 17.244; 2. 91-Billy Decker, 17.254; 3. 7k-Scott Kerwin, 17.469; 4. 165-Rex King Jr, 17.525; 5. 8-Rich Scagliotta, 17.870; 6. 44-Stewart Friesen, 17.890; 7. 37s-Tommy Flannigan, 18.007; 8. 111-Kevin Wills, 18.438; 9. 27-Jim Zimmerman, NT; 10. 27j-Danny Johnson, NT
Group 3 Qualifier - 1. 19-Tim Fuller, 17.286; 2. 32c-Vic Coffey, 17.313; 3. 25r-Erick Rudolph, 17.549; 4. 42p-Pat Ward, 17.557; 5. 43-Keith Flach, 17.811; 6. 12j-Nick Joy, 17.873; 7. 21-Kenny Wills LLL, 17.928; 8. 44v-Phil Vigneri, 17.951; 9. 23-Kyle Coffey, 17.966; 10. 26-Rick Richner, 17.446
Group 2 Qualifier - 1. 9s-Matt Sheppard, 16.827; 2. 6m-Mat Williamson, 17.230; 3. 93-Gary Tomkins, 17.261; 4. 18h-Peter Britten, 17.349; 5. 3b-Chad Brachmann, 17.470; 6. 35-Frank Cozze, 17.579; 7. 3e-Eric Gabany, 17.610; 8. 7m-Michael Maresca; 9. 11j-James Sweeting, 17.944; 10. 56-Steve Schumacher, 18.219
Group 1 Qualifier - 1. 20-Brett Hearn, 16.782; 2. 99L-Larry Wight, 17.020; 3. 38-Ryan Susice, 17.098; 4. 88m-Mike Mahaney, 17.239; 5. 42-Pete Bicknell, 17.498; 6. 6m-Max McLaughlin, 17.561; 7. 20m-Jeff McGinnis, 17.591; 8. 41-Boyd MacTavish, 17.781; 9. 678-John Smith, 18.002; 10. 14-Russ Zimmerman, 18.639
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