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Rico Abreu Scores $12,500 for Dirt Classic Indiana Victory at Kokomo Speedway!
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Rico Abreu Scores $12,500 for Dirt Classic Indiana Victory at Kokomo Speedway!
KOKOMO, IN (July 23, 2016) - Rico Abreu scored big on Saturday night at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana, earning the inaugural Dirt Classic Indiana title worth $12,500 against Tony Stewart’s Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Abreu took command officially on lap 24 of the 40-lap main event, using a textbook slide job to work beyond Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild. The victory, earned from the inside of row three, gives Abreu three on the season with the Arctic Cat All Stars, increasing his career total to five.
“I just want to thank all of the fans for coming out tonight,” Rico Abreu said. “There was a lot stuff going on in Indianapolis. For you guys to choose to come racing with us instead is really cool and we all really appreciate it. I gotta thank the Dirt Classic staff, Tony Stewart, and the All Stars for making this happen. We just really enjoy doing this. Even on the bad nights, we still really enjoy this, and we should, because we are all pretty lucky to just be out here racing.”
Lined up according to points accumulated on Friday and Saturday, Friday night’s Prelude to the Dirt Classic Indiana winner Christopher Bell and five-time Arctic Cat All Star winner Sheldon Haudenschild led the 24 feature starters to green. Haudenschild jumped to the early advantage, leading Bell and Rico Abreu at the completion of lap one. Unfortunately for Haudenschild, early momentum would cease with red flag conditions halting the field on lap two. Randy Hannagan, Bryan Clauson, and Kraig Kinser were all involved and unharmed.
After a caution on lap two for a spinning Tyler Courtney, green flags waved for a third time with Sheldon Haudenschild still in charge, once again followed by Christopher Bell and Rico Abreu. Abreu made a big bid for the runner-up spot on lap four and made it stick, using another one of his textbook slide jobs in turns one and two.
Meanwhile, Haudenschild continued to roll the very topside of the speedway, opening up his advantage by a near straightaway. Traffic started to come into play for the first time on lap nine, slowing some of Haudenschild’s momentum. Abreu tried to work traffic as quickly as he could, sliding two and three cars at a time, but still had trouble closing in on the Haudenschild Racing/No. 93 entry.
By lap 24, Abreu worked his way within reach of the top spot and capitalized, using a monster slider to work underneath Haudenschild for the lead in traffic. Once obtaining control, Abreu never stumbled, surviving the remaining 16 circuits, as well as two additional cautions, to earn himself a trip to Dirt Classic Indiana victory lane. The St. Helena, California, native navigated the very top-shelf of the speedway for the majority of his campaign at the front of the field, opening his advantage to a near straightaway even during traffic.
“I was pretty good everywhere here tonight,” Abreu explained. “I could run the top and I could run the bottom. I knew the bottom was going to slow down eventually so I decided to work my way up to the top. I thought I heard somebody working up on the outside of me. I just worried about getting to the top and staying smooth. I had so much fun here tonight. Kokomo always puts on a great race. I am very happy to win in a winged sprint car here.”
After a four car battle for the last two podium spots, Jamie Veal and Chad Kemenah emerged. Veal worked his way forward from fourth to finish second, scoring a second consecutive podium performance during the Dirt Classic Indiana doubleheader at Kokomo Speedway. Kemenah climbed from the outside of row three to finish third.
Up next on the 2016 schedule, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will return to the Keystone State for the I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA; a trio of events along the Interstate 79 corridor in Western Pennsylvania. “America’s Series” will visit three facilities during their three day campaign, each hosting a full, Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions program worth $5,000 to the main event winner. In addition, a $3,000 point fund will also be awarded to the weekend’s top racers.
The I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA will take shape on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 29-31, beginning with action the the Eriez Speedway in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday night, July 29. Action will resume on Saturday, July 30, at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, Pennsylvania, followed by a visit to the Tri-City Raceway Park near Franklin, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, July 31. It will be the final Western Pennsylvania appearance for the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions in 2016.
Those seeking additional information regarding the I-79 Summer Shootout presented by Classic Ink USA should visit each facility live on the Web, or stay connected at www.allstarsprint.com.
Contingency Awards/Results: Kokomo Speedway - Saturday, July 23, 2016:
Event: Dirt Classic Indiana *Show-up points only
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 36 Entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Randy Hannagan - 12.041 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: N/A
Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Brady Bacon
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Danny Holtgraver
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Jamie Veal
Classic Ink USA Heat #4: Chad Kemenah
Kistler Racing Products Heat #5: Kraig Kinser
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #6: Dave Blaney
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #7: Kody Kinser
Classic Ink USA Heat #8: Carl Bowser
JE Pistons Dash: N/A
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Rico Abreu
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Spencer Bayston
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Christopher Bell
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Parker Price-Miller
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Kraig Kinser
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse; Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Heat 1 - (10 Laps)
1. 99-Brady Bacon[2] ; 2. 14-Christopher Bell[1] ; 3. 1st-Gary Taylor[4] ; 4. 1-Dale Blaney[3] ; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs[6] ; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser[5] ; 7. 40-Caleb Helms[8] ; 8. O7-Jacob Wilson[9] ; 9. 12-Daniel Harding[7]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps)
1. 70-Danny Holtgraver[3] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[2] ; 3. 2-Parker Price-Miller[5] ; 4. 24-Rico Abreu[1] ; 5. 71m-Dave Blaney[6] ; 6. 23-Jimmy Light[7] ; 7. 5-Chris Windom[4] ; 8. 99M-Kyle Moody[9]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps)
1. 71-Jamie Veal[1] ; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan[2] ; 3. 23c-Tyler Courtney[4] ; 4. 3G-Brandon Wimmer[3] ; 5. 8M-TJ Michael[5] ; 6. 4K-Kody Kinser[6] ; 7. 2X-Spencer Bayston[7] ; 8. 85-Mike Terry[8] ; 9. 7S-Joe Swanson[9]
Heat 4 - (10 Laps)
1. 10H-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 2. 17W-Bryan Clauson[5] ; 3. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[3] ; 4. 21-Cap Henry[4] ; 5. 57X-Andrew Palker[6] ; 6. 10-Carl Bowser[8] ; 7. 49H-Bradley Howard[7] ; 8. 60-Kory Crabtree[9] ; 9. 6M-Jac Haudenschild[2]
Heat 5 - (10 Laps)
1. 11K-Kraig Kinser[4] ; 2. 1-Dale Blaney[6] ; 3. 14-Christopher Bell[8] ; 4. 99-Brady Bacon[7] ; 5. 40-Caleb Helms[1] ; 6. 1st-Gary Taylor[5] ; 7. O7-Jacob Wilson[9] ; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs[3]
Heat 6 - (10 Laps)
1. 71m-Dave Blaney[3] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[7] ; 3. 24-Rico Abreu[8] ; 4. 2-Parker Price-Miller[4] ; 5. 70-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 6. 99M-Kyle Moody[9] ; 7. 5-Chris Windom[5] ; 8. 23-Jimmy Light[2]
Heat 7 - (10 Laps)
1. 4K-Kody Kinser[3] ; 2. 2X-Spencer Bayston[2] ; 3. 3G-Brandon Wimmer[6] ; 4. 85-Mike Terry[1] ; 5. 71-Jamie Veal[8] ; 6. 23c-Tyler Courtney[5] ; 7. 8M-TJ Michael[4] ; 8. 11N-Randy Hannagan[7] ; 9. 7S-Joe Swanson[9]
Heat 8 - (10 Laps)
1. 10-Carl Bowser[1] ; 2. 6M-Jac Haudenschild[7] ; 3. 17W-Bryan Clauson[4] ; 4. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[6] ; 5. 60-Kory Crabtree[9] ; 6. 21-Cap Henry[5] ; 7. 10H-Chad Kemenah[8] ; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard[2] ; 9. 57X-Andrew Palker[3]
B-Main 1 - (12 Laps)
1. 8M-TJ Michael[2] ; 2. 2X-Spencer Bayston[3] ; 3. 10-Carl Bowser[4] ; 4. 40-Caleb Helms[7] ; 5. 85-Mike Terry[9] ; 6. O7-Jacob Wilson[13] ; 7. 99M-Kyle Moody[11] ; 8. 5-Chris Windom[1] ; 9. 23-Jimmy Light[8] ; 10. 7S-Joe Swanson[14] ; 11. 60-Kory Crabtree[12] ; 12. 49H-Bradley Howard[10] ; 13. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 14. 57X-Andrew Palker[6] ; 15. 12-Daniel Harding[15] ; 16. 7-Critter Malone[16]
A-Main 1 - (40 Laps)
1. 24-Rico Abreu[5] ; 2. 71-Jamie Veal[4] ; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah[6] ; 4. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[2] ; 5. 14-Christopher Bell[1] ; 6. 99-Brady Bacon[3] ; 7. 70-Danny Holtgraver[8] ; 8. 1-Dale Blaney[7] ; 9. 71m-Dave Blaney[17] ; 10. 2-Parker Price-Miller[16] ; 11. 2X-Spencer Bayston[22] ; 12. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[10] ; 13. 8M-TJ Michael[21] ; 14. 21-Cap Henry[20] ; 15. 11K-Kraig Kinser[13] ; 16. 23c-Tyler Courtney[18] ; 17. 40-Caleb Helms[24] ; 18. 3G-Brandon Wimmer[9] ; 19. 6M-Jac Haudenschild[14] ; 20. 1st-Gary Taylor[15] ; 21. 4K-Kody Kinser[19] ; 22. 10-Carl Bowser[23] ; 23. 17W-Bryan Clauson[12] ; 24. 11N-Randy Hannagan[11]
Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (July 23, 2016):
1. Chad Kemenah: 3254
2. Dale Blaney: 3196
3. Sheldon Haudenschild: 3154
4. Danny Holtgraver: 3046
5. Cap Henry: 3042
6. Kraig Kinser: 2972
7. T.J. Michael: 2930
8. Lee Jacobs: 2788
9. Caleb Helms: 2786
10.Andrew Palker: 2580
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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HAMLIN SPEEDWAY NEWS
Posted by: | CommentsHamlin, PA - Hamlin Speedway Sizzles With Action In Exciting Seven Feature Race Card
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
The Northeastern area of Pennsylvania has run the gamut for some very unpredictable weather in 2016 and this past week was no exception to the rule. Hot muggy weather that reached into the nineties truly tested the hearts and souls of the racers and the loyal fan bases who live for the spectacle of speed and support the speedway. Promoter Randy Smith and crew had the Hamlin Speedway racing surface whipped into impeccable condition and another spectacular racing program was presented to a good sized crowd who brave the heat to witness the best of the best in small car division racing perform at the top level of competition. The stars and cars of the speedway produced their own kind of heat through close side by side racing, slide-jobs and dicing through the pack to provide for a great evening of racing excitement. The final checkered flag waved at 9:27 PM. The evening of speed was presented by S&S speedways Indoor Go Karts located in Snydersville, Pennsylvania.
Some familiar faces were all smiles back in the Hamlin victory circle. "The A-Team" Brandon Azzalina found his way back into victory lane with a wire to wire triumph that saw him earn his third win of the season in the 600 Sprint finale. "The Bloomingburg Bullet" Taylor Mills was a bullet from the word go as he raced to his first win in the All Star Slingshot finale. Tim Bauer used "Bauer Power" to hustle to his second consecutive win in the Rookie 600 Sprint headliner. Paul Richards Jr was spot on as he claimed his sixth win of the season in the Wingless 270 Sprint feature attraction. Cole Stangle captured his fourth win of the season in the Junior Slingshot feature and second in succession. "The Ambassador" Wes Hearn captured his ninth win of the season in the Super Slingers. "The Nickel Man" Joel Smith utilized a fast hot rod race to win his second feature event of the season in the Hampton RV And Trailers Sales Stage One Modified main.
The evening of feature main events once saw an exciting Junior Slingshot twenty lap headliner that found Cole Stangle take off from his outside pole start and quickly found Hunter Lapp, Jared Silfee and Shelby McLaughlin applying the early pressure. Stangle was able to dial in some fast laps to move out to a four car length lead with second place up in the air until the end of the event. A banzai move late in the race from JJ Rice shuffled the deck as he made contact with Hunter Lapp and it shook Lapp loose and Lapp did a great job of holding on to the race car but lost valuable real estate in the process. Cole Stangle raced to the win with Silfee in second, McLaughlin in third, Rice in fourth and Adam Buchel completing the top five. Lapp recovered nicely to finish sixth with Ty Kelly, Tanner VanDoren, newcomer Tanner Jones, Emily Fleming and James Hendricks completing the field.
The 20-lap headliner for the All Star Slingshot racers found intense racing throughout the field and as always the event proved to be another classic run in the pages of the Hamlin Speedway history book. Taylor Mills utilized his pole start to his advantage for at the drop of the green flag he blasted into the lead and was banging out consistent 13.5 second laps to open up a small advantage over the field. "Magic Shoes" Mike McLaughlin was second for a good portion of the event but gave way to Russell Benke and Wes Hearn. As the laps clicked off, Mills was more than up to the task as he never waivered and went on to claim his first career victory in the All Star Slingshots. Benke was second with Hearn in third, Brett Bieber fourth and Chris Kurtz in fifth after starting in 12th position. McLaughlin headed up the second five with Alan Selemba, Tyler Peet, Dale Kober and Austin Silfee completing the top ten. 17 of the 21 starters completed all of the laps in the fast paced event.
Brandon Azzalina grabbed the lead at the start of the Wingless 600 Sprint main with Ryan Quackenbush, Danny Buccafusca and Sam Kravitsky applying the pressure. A small skirmish had Quackenbush getting turned around by Kravitsky and both cars went to the back of the bus for the restart. From seventh starting spot came "Bad" Chad Sandt as Sandt took the road less traveled as he heaved his racer to the to outer reaches of the speedway and began his assault to the front of the field. Sandt moved his racer into second place and began to close quickly on Azzalina who was working the baseline to perfection. Another caution slowed the pace and on the restart Azzalina made the move to work his magic at the top of the raceway and turned some fast 12.173 times to step away from the field and go on capture his third win of the season. Sandt was masterful in a fine runner-up drive with Buccafusca third, Joel Smith fourth and Joseph Smith completing the top five. Sam Kravitsky made a great recovery to race back to sixth with Rick Calvert, JD Casazza, newcomer Mike Myers and Mick D'Agostino completing the top ten.
Louden Reimert was quick to establish command of the point in the early going of the Wingless 270 Sprint encounter. Paul Richards Jr dogged him early and remained close and a bobble by Reimert out of turn four on lap nine was the move Richards was seeking as he moved his racer underneath Reimert to seize the lead. Once in front, Richards raced away to his sixth win of the season. Reimert enjoyed a great run for second with newcomer Jonathan Swift third, Randy Gombert fourth and Stephen Weirich and Glenn Macomber completing the field.
The Super Slinger shootout was another superb run for Wes Hearn as he blistered the speedway with consistent 13.2 second laps to step away from the field and go on to claim his ninth win of the season. Dale Kober was a strong runner-up with Steve Pirone, Ryan Lacoe and Jimmy Conroy completing the field.
Joel Smith controlled the Hampton RV & Trailer Sales Stage One Modified encounter at the start of the event and he enjoyed a non-contested run to the checkered flag to claim his second win of the season. Damon Paul raced to a fine second place finish with Chloe Andreas third, Charlie Bodine fourth, Michael Samony fifth and Bill Dianella sixth.
Jacob Balliet grabbed the lead in the Rookie 600 Sprint main and led the first nine laps until problems sidelined him from the event. Jakson Ring inherited the lead but before another lap could be scored Tim Bauer overtook him and Bauer would hustle away from the field to go on and claim his second consecutive win at the speedway. Ring was second with Geordan Marrero third, Mack Brink fourth and Joe Howey completing the top five. Newcomer Mike Myers headed up the second five followed by Noah Zielinski, Tony Parlanti, Kyle Exley and Brett Altemose.
PEARL JAMS:
Randy Smith kept pace with the speedway all night long as some short intermission sessions were needed to add some moisture into the speedway surface. The great track conditions created some excellent short track racing competition at its finest and the drivers were negotiating the racing channels of the Hamlin Speedway in two and three wide fashion for much of the evening.
A series of time trials were held for Wingless 600 Sprints and Sam Kravitsky posted the top time with a 12.366 second lap nipping Danny Buccafusca who times 12.396. The Junior Slingshots also timed and Jared Silfee posted the top time with a 14.182 clocking just ahead of the 14.343 second lap of Hunter Lapp.
A series heat events were in place for the All Star Slingshots and heat wins were recorded by Russell Benke, Wes Hearn and Mike McLaughlin. The 270 Sprint heat found Louden Reimert in victory lane. Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint heats were captured by Jacob Balliet and Jakson Ring. Wes Hearn captured the lone Super Slinger heat. Cole Stangle was victorious in the Stage One Modified heat event.
Some newcomers tested the Hamlin facility with Junior Slingshot driver Tanner Jones making his first start. Mike Myers and Matthew Swift were new additions to the 600 Sprints. Jonathan Swift made his first 2016 Hamlin start in the 270 Sprints. Scott Myers was a new addition to the Rookie 600 Sprints.
"The Sandman" Troy Langendoerfer was walking the grounds looking for a ride. He is hoping to return to action very shortly.
Announcer Steve Pados introduced his brother Ed to the crowd and engaged in a short interview with him regarding the upcoming Slingshot Speed weeks that will end at Hamlin with many stops in between including the Reading Nostalgia Nationals at the new Reading Fairgrounds. Ed Pados and his brother Steve have collected sponsors for the event going on twelve years now and are hoping some new sponsors can come on board for the next upcoming event. Any interested parties who want to get involved can contact Ed at: 610-739-0391. The event was Ed's first look at the Hamlin facility and he and his Son-In-Law John Hershey gave the speedway and the management staff the highest of ratings for a well run show. In the interview, Ed thanked for the Smith Family for their hospitality and for their long support of the Reading event.
Longtime friend "The Other" Billy Decker took in the show and is another who holds the Hamlin Speedway in high regards.
Young racer Alex Yankowski tried his hand at announcing at Hamlin and did a good job considering it was his first event to do so. Alex admitted it was much harder than it seems but he is looking forward to his next outing at the speedway.
Upcoming events on the Hamlin racing calendar include a regular show on July 30th which will include the NASCAR Crew Challenge. The first event was rained out so the Crew Guys will be looking to put on a good show as the winner will be seeking bragging rights in the NASCAR Garage area. WE never know who just might show up so for the fans, make plans to be here.
RESULTS:
All Star Slingshots: Taylor Mills, Russell Benke III, Wes Hearn, Brett Bieber, Chris Kurtz, Mike McLaughlin, Alan Selemba, Tyler Peet, Dale Kober, Austin Silfee, Tyler Pirone, Justin Mills, Ryan Neiger, Ashley Kober, Steve Pirone, Nick Vinciguerra, Clayton Davey, Amanda Buchel, Josh Marcus, Anthony Recchio, Tess Horvath
270cc Sprints: (Wingless) Paul Richards Jr, Louden Reimert, Jonathan Swift, Randy Gombert, Stephen Weirich, Glenn Macomber
600cc Wingless Sprints: Brandon Azzalina, Chad Sandt, Danny Buccafusca, Joel Smith, Joseph Smith, Sam Kravitsky, Rick Calvert, JD Casazza, Mike Myers, Mick D'Agostino, Ryan Quackenbush, Matthew Swift, Dylan Martin, Louie Horvath, Zac Azzalina, Ryan Neil
Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Joel Smith, Damon Paul, Chloe Andreas, Charlie Bodine, Michael Samony, Bill Dianella, Cole Stangle
Junior Slingshots: Cole Stangle, Jared Silfee, Shelby McLaughlin, JJ Rice, Adam Buchel, Hunter Lapp, Ty Kelly, Tanner VanDoren, Tanner Jones, Emily Fleming, James Hendricks
Super Slingshots: Wes Hearn, Dale Kober, Steve Pirone, Ryan Lacoe, Jim Conroy
Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: Tim Bauer, Jakson Ring, Geordan Marrero, Mack Brink, Joe Howey, Mike Myers, Noah Zielinski, Tony Parlanti, Kyle Exley, Brett Altemose, Scott Myers, Justin Hartz, Savannah Leggio, Jacob Balliet, JR Williams, Carmen Leggio Sr, Paul Richards Jr
Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. The next event on the Hamlin Speedway schedule is set for July 30th when all Divisions will be in action plus the return of the NASCAR Crew Challenge on the 1/5th mile clay cushioned oval. 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
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
A Little Luck and A Lot of Skill Help Lance Dewease to Summer Nationals Win
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A Little Luck and A Lot of Skill Help Lance Dewease to Summer Nationals Win
Retains coveted Morgan Cup trophy for the Pennsylvania Posse and pockets $25,000
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - July 23, 2016 - Lance Dewease's World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory in the the Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals finale at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday night took a lot of hard work and a little good luck.
Dewease, who spent much of the first two-thirds of the feature looking for a line around Joey Saldana, battled to the lead on one restart, had do it again after the caution flew before a lap was completed and then, after the caution flew on the final lap for Aaron Ott, who spun near the start/finish line, ran out of fuel as the open red was called.
"I was out (of fuel) about six laps before that," Dewease said. "It kept shutting off going down the straight away. I just slowed way out of the throttle so I could try to make it to the end, took the white, it sputtered a little going up the back stretch, I thought I was good and we come of four for the checkered and the yellow comes out. I thought, man, we're done… Everything went our way tonight."
In addition to claiming $25,000, Dewease also kept the Morgan Cup at Williams Grove for the local, Pennsylvania Posse fans. The win is the second of the season for Dewease who stood in victory lane at Williams Grove on May 20.
Notably, the win was the 10th series victory of Dewease's career which tied him with Johnny Herrera and his car owner Don Kreitz Jr. for 33rd on the all-time wins list.
Daryn Pittman, who won the previous night, had the early momentum as he scored the quick time award, a Heat race win and the Dash win which put him on the pole of the 30-lap feature.
It was Joey Saldana though who jumped out to the early lead in his No. 83 Roth Motorsports car. Dewease, who started in fourth got around Greg Hodnett for third on lap seven and then, on a restart, powered his No. 69K Kreitz Oval Track Parts/Sharman Builders car around the No. 9 Great Clips car of Daryn Pittman to take over second.
Through multiple restarts, Saldana held off Dewease. With 11 laps remaining, the No. 48 of Danny Dietrich brought out the caution after spinning on the front straight. When the field returned to green Dewease battled to the lead but before a lap could be completed, the caution again flew after a large piece of a nose wing ended up in the middle of the racing groove in turn two.
Saldana took the lead back but was not able to hold off Dewease, as the No. 69K again battled to the lead. As Saldana fell off Pittman took over the second and David Gravel took over third.
Dewease cruised through the final laps, building a large lead on Pittman in second. As Dewease rounded the final corner, the caution again flew for Ott who had spun and stopped at the start/finish line.
Just as series officials called the open red after hitting the maximum number of laps on a fuel load, Dewease ran out of fuel. After refueling for the final start, the field restacked single file with Dewease leading Pittman, and by that point, the No. 51S Trans East Equipment/Miller Bros. Chevrolet car of Stevie Smith.
Dewease easily retained the top spot on the green-white-checkered. As he crossed the finish line much of the front grandstand rose to their feet to cheer for the No. 69K. Pittman, a former regular in Central Pennsylvania, finished in second with Smith in third.
With Kreitz and Hall-of-Fame mechanic Davey Brown at his side, Dewease celebrated the win.
"Everything is about (Don Kreitz) and (Davey Brown) on this deal," Dewease said. "I'm just the guy driving it and I'm just having so much fun this year. It's just a pleasure."
For their part, Brown and Kreitz were jubilant in victory lane.
"I just couldn't ask for a better driver," Brown said. "He's just so good, I can't believe it."
"I can hardly talk," Kreitz said. "I've got tears in my eyes. Lance did a hell of a job driving the car and the moves he made in it."
The win ties the Outlaws vs. Pennsylvania Posse battle at two wins to two wins. The two sides will pick up the battle again at the end of September for the National Open at Williams Grove.
Pittman, who closed out the weekend with a win and second place, said he just was not quite quick enough to start the feature, but commended his Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb team for a solid weekend.
"We got beat by a better car and that car has been hard to beat all year," Pittman said of Dewease. "We got one on him last night by starting in front of him. I finally found a decent line there at the end and felt like I could at least maintain with him and sort of keep his pace but at the end of the day he was just quicker than us."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series head north of the border on Tuesday to Ohsweken (Ont.) Speedway for the Six Nations Showdown - the Outlaws only appearance in Canada this season. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Ohsweken-Speedway.
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Williams Grove Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Tonight's win was the second of the World of Outlaws season for Lance Dewease who last stood in victory lane at Williams Grove on May 20… Lance Dewease scored his 10th career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory which ties him for 33rd with Johnny Herrara and his car owner, Don Kreitz Jr…. Kerry Madsen was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 13 positions to finish in ninth... The Outlaws and Pennsyvlania Posse are now tied two to two for wins on the season.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jason Johnson; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Super Flow ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Greg Hodnett;KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Kerry Madsen; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Daryn Pittman; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Tim Shaffer.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 15 (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); 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); 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); David Gravel - 5 (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); 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 - 1 (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; Williams Grove Speedway; Mechanicsburg, Pa.; July 23, 2016
A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 69K-Lance Dewease [4] [$20,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] [$12,000]; 3. 51S-Stevie Smith [15] [$6,000]; 4. 5-David Gravel [5] [$5,250]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [6] [$4,500]; 6. 87-Alan Krimes [9] [$4,000]; 7. 49-Brad Sweet [11] [$3,500]; 8. 51-Freddie Rahmer [14] [$3,000]; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen [22] [$2,750]; 10. 11C-Cory Haas [16] [$2,500]; 11. 83-Joey Saldana [2] [$2,300]; 12. 27-Greg Hodnett [3] [$2,250]; 13. 19M-Brent Marks [23] [$2,000]; 14. O7-Doug Esh [21] [$1,600]; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart [20] [$1,500]; 16. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe [17] [$1,300]; 17. 1A-Jacob Allen [8] [$1,250]; 18. 3-James McFadden [7] [$1,050]; 19. 25-Aaron Ott [12] [$1,050]; 20. 48-Danny Dietrich [19] [$1,050]; 21. 13X-Tim Shaffer [10] [$1,000]; 22. 7-Paul McMahan [18] [$1,000]; 23. 41-Jason Johnson [13] [$1,000]; 24. 94-Ryan Smith [24] [$1,000]. Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana 1-19, Lance Dewease 20-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 29-Kerry Madsen [+13]
Qualifying Flight 1 - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 17.542; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 17.733; 3. 5-David Gravel, 17.739; 4. 27-Greg Hodnett, 17.747; 5. 41-Jason Johnson, 17.778; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.802; 7. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.805; 8. 49-Brad Sweet, 17.835; 9. O7-Doug Esh, 17.898; 10. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.936; 11. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe, 17.953; 12. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 17.989; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 17.989; 14. 51S-Stevie Smith, 18.017; 15. 2-Shane Stewart, 18.084; 16. 16-Matt Campbell, 18.172; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 18.300; 18. 13-Clyde Knipp, 18.994; 19. 17G-George Streaker, 19.567;
Qualifying Flight 2 - 1. 83-Joey Saldana, 17.557; 2. 69K-Lance Dewease, 17.640; 3. 13X-Tim Shaffer, 17.713; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen, 17.737; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 17.743; 6. 3-James McFadden, 17.778; 7. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 17.820; 8. 25-Aaron Ott, 17.906; 9. 7-Paul McMahan, 17.944; 10. 11C-Cory Haas, 17.955; 11. 94-Ryan Smith, 17.972; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.990; 13. 44-Trey Starks, 18.013; 14. 44W-Rodney Westhafer, 18.017; 15. 21-Brian Montieth, 18.130; 16. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 18.146; 17. 75-Nicole Bower, 18.509; 18. 36D-Wayne Dadetto, 18.574; 19. 12W-Troy Fraker, 19.649
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 87-Alan Krimes [4]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [3]; 5. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe [6]; 6. O7-Doug Esh [5]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [7]; 8. 2-Shane Stewart [8]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [9]; 10. 17G-George Streaker [10]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 27-Greg Hodnett [2]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 4. 51S-Stevie Smith [7]; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 6. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [6]; 7. 16-Matt Campbell [8]; 8. 19M-Brent Marks [5]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 3. 13X-Tim Shaffer [2]; 4. 51-Freddie Rahmer [4]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 6. 94-Ryan Smith [6]; 7. 21-Brian Montieth [8]; 8. 44-Trey Starks [7]; 9. 75-Nicole Bower [9]; 10. 12W-Troy Fraker [10]
Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 69K-Lance Dewease [1]; 2. 3-James McFadden [3]; 3. 25-Aaron Ott [4]; 4. 11C-Cory Haas [5]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 6. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 7. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [8]; 8. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [7]; 9. 36D-Wayne Dadetto [9]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 3. 27-Greg Hodnett [3]; 4. 69K-Lance Dewease [4]; 5. 5-David Gravel [5]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 7. 3-James McFadden [8]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [7]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. O7-Doug Esh [1] [-]; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen [2] [-]; 3. 19M-Brent Marks [3] [-]; 4. 94-Ryan Smith [4] [-]; 5. 21-Brian Montieth [10] [$300]; 6. 44-Trey Starks [6] [$250]; 7. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [5] [$225]; 8. 2-Shane Stewart [9] [$200]; 9. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [8] [$200]; 10. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [12] [$200]; 11. W20-Greg Wilson [13] [$200]; 12. 16-Matt Campbell [11] [$200]; 13. 7S-Jason Sides [7] [$200]; 14. 75-Nicole Bower [14] [$200]; 15. 17G-George Streaker [17] [$200]; 16. 12W-Troy Fraker [18] [$200]; 17. 13-Clyde Knipp [15] [$200]; 18. 36D-Wayne Dadetto [16] [$200]
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Bad Boy Off Road (Official Side-by-Side Vehicle), Craftsman (Official Tool), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Morton Buildings (Official Building), Sears (Official Home Store), The Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience (Official Racing Experience) and VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, KSE Racing Products, MSD, Penske Shocks, and Superflow Dynos; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Impact Racing Products, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo and TNT Rescue.
COZZE, SHUEY AND LISOWSKI WIN HATFIELD MEATS NIGHT EVENTS AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY
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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
COZZE, SHUEY AND LISOWSKI ARE ALL REPEAT NASCAR WINNERS ON HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS NIGHT AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY SATURDAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. July 24, 2016 . . . Veteran racer Frank Cozze piloted the Tom Umbenhauer/Harry’s U-Pull-It No. 4 to his third 30-Lap T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified All-American Racing Series feature of the season in the Saturday night stock car racing action sponsored by Hatfield Quality Meats. The slick track was to the Dirt Hall of Fame chauffeur’s liking since the car worked wherever he put it which aided in his comfortable finish ahead of runner-up Steve Swinehart. Cozze also received $250 from T.P. Trailers and was eligible for $150 in VP Racing Fuels product awards if he carried the proper decals and used the product.
Brian Shuey, who couldn’t get past the Late Model warm-up stages the past two weeks due to engine problems finally had Lady Luck on his side and got the monkey off his back to collect his fourth 25-lap BRC Late Model feature. It wasn’t an easy win for the former two-time point champion since current and defending point champion Chuck Schutz and Dave Ogin were right on his bumper in the later stages. He also earned $100 from T.P. Trailers.
Mike Lisowski overpowered rookie Derrick Smith for the lead on the 19th lap restart in a daring move for the spot in the 25-lap NASCAR Sportsman feature and later held off Joe Funk III’s bids to win his second feature in which he also received the T.P. Trailers $100 award.
WNPV-1440AM Radio of Lansdale, PA steps in to sponsor the Saturday, July 30th night of NASCAR stock car racing. Included will be the TP Trailers Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman along with the popular Blast from the Past Vintage racers. WNPV, the official area NASCAR station, has been a long time supporter of stock car racing at Grandview. Henning’s Trains of Lansdale will be making three youngsters very happy as they give away three sets of Lionel trains to lucky winners. Henning’s is the area’s authorized Lionel dealer and service station and the Henning family has fielded a Late Model stock car at the Bechtelsville clay oval for a number of years.
WNPV will give away three pair of Pocono IndyCar tickets with a value of $1,100. One set is for seating in the Terrace Club which includes pre-race pit/paddock passes plus complimentary food and beverage. Two other sets of tickets include pre-race pit/paddock passes.
Blaine Bracelin Jr. was the early leader in the Modified portion until Steve Swinehart passed him coming off turn four on the sixth lap.
The order behind Swinehart now consisted of Cozze, Bracelin Jr., Kory Fleming and Glenn Owens.
Bracelin’s strong third place run was erased after he spun in the second turn bringing out the yellow on the eighth lap. Also caught up in the mishap were Fleming and Brett Kressley since they were left with nowhere to go. Fleming continued, but Kressley was sidelined the rest of the race.
Cozze shot into the lead on the restart with Swinehart, Craig Von Dohren, Owens and Brian Houseknecht in pursuit.
VonDohren stopped with a flat right rear tire on the ninth lap for another yellow. He rejoined after a quick pit stop. Since the front row was playing cat and mouse and the others anticipated a quicker restart Bracelin Jr., VonDohren, Chris Gambler and Kyle Borror tangled along the backstretch. The next attempt was better and Cozze continued his dominance.
Cozze was dealing with lapped traffic by the 19thj lap while Swinehart, Owens, Houseknecht and Mike Gular continued to chase him down. Jeff Strunk and Gular swapped positions on the 21st lap and Strunk was on the move.
No one was able to cut into Cozze’s lead and he went on to claim his fourth career win at the 1/3-mile oval by a sizeable distance over runner-up Swinehart, for the second week in a row. Strunk crossed the line third but following the post-race tech inspection, he was disqualified for an illegal carburetor and place last. He took a huge hit in the points since he dropped to third behind Von Dohren and Gular. Third then went to Gular followed by Houseknecht, for his season best finish and Ryan Grim.
Bracelin Jr., Fleming and Cozze were the heat winners.
In Late Model action Shuey wasted no time putting the Scott Lee-owned machine at the head of the 14-car starting lineup trailed by Shawn Horning, Bryon Sipe, Steve Todorow and Dan Green.
Dave Ogin made a bold charge to move into second on the fifth lap restart needed when Green, while running fifth, spun.
Shuey was having trouble coming out of turn four and several times Ogin tried to dive underneath him, but somehow Shuey managed to stay in first.
Cory Merkel had just overtaken second when he spun in the second turn relinquishing the spot to Ogin again.
Shuey had some breathing room when Schutz began to pressure Ogin, but in no time it was a three-way battle for first.
Shuey was able to keep the lead and claimed his 19th career win with Schutz, who took over second with two laps to go right on his bumper followed by Ogin, Todorow and Sipe.
Heats were won by Shuey and Sipe.
Rookie racer Kenny Bock set the pace for six laps in the Sportsman feature before Derrick Smith, also a rookie, assumed the lead.
By the Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie mark, the order behind Smith consisted of Funk III, Bock, Mark Kemmerer and Rich Jones. Working his way to the front of the pack was Lisowski since he was third by lap 17.
Lisowski became the new leader on the 19th lap restart brought out when Jones spun between turns three and four. Funk III was now second as Smith fell to third.
Lisowski never looked back once he was first and went on to post his seventh career victory trailed by Funk III, Smith, Kemmerer and Jim Housworth.
Jack Butler, Brandon Whitmoyer and Smith were the heat winners. The consi went to Ryan Lilick.
RACE RESULTS
Hatfield Quality Meats T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (30 Laps): 1. Frank Cozze, 2. Steve Swinehart, 3. Mike Gular, 4. Brian Houseknecht, 5. Ryan Grim, 6. Kevin Hirthler, 7. Kyle Weiss, 8. Jared Umbenhauer, 9. Kenny Gilmore, 10. Ray Swinehart, 11. Craig Von Dohren, 12. Doug Manmiller, 13. Danny Erb, 14. Tim Buckwalter, 15. Glenn Owens, 16. Chris Esposito, 17. Bobby Gunther-Walsh, 18. Kory Fleming, 19. Chris Gambler, 20. John Willman, 21. Kyle Borror, 22. Ron Seltmann Jr., 23. Blaine Bracelin, 24. Brett Kressley, 25. Nate Christman, 26. Brian Krummel, 27. Justin Grim, 28. Jeff Strunk.
Hatfield Quality Meats BRC Late Model Feature (25 Laps): 1. Brian Shuey, 2. Chuck Schutz, 3. Dave Ogin, 4. Steve Todorow, 5. Bryon Sipe, 6. Lou Egrie, 7. Dan Green, 8. Bill Henning, 9. Joe Fanelli, 10. Cory Merkel, 11. Shawn Horning, 12. Chris Wojnar, 13. Wayne Pfeil, 14. Eric Hoch. DNS: Drew Weisser and Sean Merkel.
Hatfield Quality Meats Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. Mike Lisowski, 2. Joe Funk III, 3. Derrick Smith, 4. Mark Kemmerer, 5. Jim Housworth, 6. Jack Butler, 7. Ryan Lilick, 8. Brandon Whitmoyer, 9. Jordan Umbenhauer, 10. Brian Hirthler, 11. Ryan Higgs, 12. Kyle Lilick, 123. Chris Jenkins, 14. Dean Bachman, 15. Jesse Landis, 16. Mike Koffel, 17. Craig Whitmoyer, 18. Kenny Bock, 19. Jordan Henn, 20. Rich Jones, 21. Brett Gilmore, 22. Dylan Swinehart, 23. Brian Papiez, 24. Brad Brightbill, 25. Ryan Beltz, 26. Brad Arnold. DNQ: Ken Eckert Jr., B.J. Joly, Steve Young, Nathan Mohr, Andrew Kries, Steve Searock.
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:
Tuesday, July 26, 7:00 p.m. Thunder on the Hill Racing Series featuring 410 Sprints and 358 Modifieds including continuation of events postponed from June 28th.
Saturday, July 30, 7:30 p.m. WNPV-1440 AM Radio Night featuring TP Trailers Modifieds, BRC Late Models, Sportsman and Blast from the Past Vintage car racing. – RCN/TV Coverage
Saturday, August 6, 7:30 p.m. Bernheisel Night featuring TP Trailers 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman.
Saturday, August 13, 7:30 p.m. Pioneer Pole Buildings Forrest Rogers Memorial for NASCAR TP Trailers 358 Modifieds (50 laps), 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.
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Daryn Pittman Pounces on Posse at Williams Grove
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Daryn Pittman Pounces on the Posse at Williams Grove Summer Nationals
Posse regulars Dewease and Hodnett round out the podium
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - July 22, 2016 - Daryn Pittman held off the Pennsylvania Posse in Friday night's Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals opener at Williams Grove Speedway to score his seventh World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.
Posse regulars Lance Dewease and Greg Hodnett both tried to run down the No. 9 Great Clips car, but Pittman held tough and gave the Outlaws their second win in Posse territory this season.
"I don't know if I'm more nervous with (Hodnett) behind me or (Dewease) - neither one of them you want to see on the scoreboard," Pittman said in victory lane. "Man, we won again at Williams Grove… this is a special race track to win at."
Pittman was fast all night taking a late run in the qualifying flight two that catapulted him to the top of the charts and his fifth quick time award of the season. After a second place finish in Heat three, Pittman was poised to start the Dash in sixth until the Dash inversion draw which ultimately put Pittman on the Dash pole.
When the initial green fell on the night's 25-lap feature, Pittman jumped out to a strong early lead as Hodnett battled past Aaron Ott to take over the second position. Through a series of early cautions, Jason Johnson battled into the third position and then had to deal with a challenge from Dewease who drove his No. 69K Henry R. Sharman Builders, Kreitz Racing machine into the third spot and then second following a mid-race caution.
When the field returned to green, contact between Schatz and Johnson caused Johnson to flip and brought out a red flag, the final stoppage of the night.
Through the remaining laps, Pittman built up a nearly two second lead as Dewease worked to run him. Lapped traffic on the final lap was nearly problematic for Pittman as Dewease closed the gap but Pittman escaped and earned the win at Williams Grove.
"You knew the 69K came from a ways back and I wasn't sure what (crew chief Kale Kahne) was going to tell me to do under the red. I was kind of thinking 'man, I need to change my line.' And he said, 'just keeping running the top.' And I was like, 'man. are you sure?' That 69, I guarantee he's not running the top," Pittman said. "We got hung up in some lap traffic on the last lap and I felt like I made a pretty bad corner but luckily was able to hold onto it down the backstretch and was able to slide myself through three and four."
The win gives Pittman his seventh of the season, good enough for the second-mostand propelled him to third in the championship point standings over his teammate Brad Sweet. The win is also the second for the Outlaws, who, with Schatz's victory at Lincoln Speedway earlier in the season, now have a two-to-one lead over the Pennsylvania Posse.
Dewease, who finished in second and is the owner of the other series race win at Williams Grove this season, said the unusual track conditions were a challenge for he and his team all night.
"(This track) isn't my type of deal, this (car) likes it real slick. (The car) was really nice all night. Davey does a wonderful job. This is a new car - this is only like the third race on it. Davey and Donny, they work their butts off and I couldn't be happier to drive it as hard as I can for those guys."
Hodnett, who finished in third, said his No. 27 Heffner Racing /Trone Outdoors car was not quite where it needed to be tonight.
"We were really disappointed. We just weren't good to run the cushion all night and I don't know why," Hodnett said. "We were just balled up on it and loose off of it. We just weren't good enough to to run anywhere but on it and then not very good on it. The track was pretty different than what it had been all year so we've got a little work to do. Thankful to be on the front stretch with this group of competitors we have here."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series continue their battle with the Pennsylvania Posse tonight as the two close out the Champion Racing Oil Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway. One driver will take home $25,000 and claim the coveted Morgan Cup Trophy for the Outlaws and Posse. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Summer-Nationals.
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Williams Grove Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Daryn Pittman picked up his seventh World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway and first at the track since 2014… Pennsylvania Posse regulars claimed the most top-10 positions with five while Outlaws regulars took three spots in the top-ten… Brent Marks was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 12 positions to finish in 12th… Tonight's pole position was Daryn Pittman's 11th of the season. He is the season's leading pole sitter.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jacob Allen; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Kerry Madsen; Edelbrock ($50 cash): James McFadden; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Brent Marks; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Aaron Ott; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Brent Marks; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Daryn Pittman; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 15 (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); 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); 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); David Gravel - 5 (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); 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); Kerry Madsen - 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6 and 7);Bill Balog - 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on June 25); Lance Dewease - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 20);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; Williams Grove Speedway; Mechanicsburg, Pa.; July 22, 2016.
A-Main - (25 Laps) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1] [$8,000]; 2. 69K-Lance Dewease [10] [$4,000]; 3. 27-Greg Hodnett [3] [$2,500]; 4. 51S-Stevie Smith [6] [$2,200]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [16] [$2,100]; 6. 51-Freddie Rahmer [13] [$2,000]; 7. 5-David Gravel [18] [$1,800]; 8. 29-Kerry Madsen [15] [$1,600]; 9. 3-James McFadden [9] [$1,500]; 10. O7-Doug Esh [20] [$1,300]; 11. 49-Brad Sweet [12] [$1,200]; 12. 19M-Brent Marks [24] [$1,100]; 13. 83-Joey Saldana [4] [$1,000]; 14. 21-Brian Montieth [22] [$700]; 15. 1A-Jacob Allen [7] [$600]; 16. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [19] [$600]; 17. 7-Paul McMahan [21] [$600]; 18. 48-Danny Dietrich [11] [$600]; 19. 11C-Cory Haas [23] [$600]; 20. 41-Jason Johnson [5] [$600]; 21. 13X-Tim Shaffer [8] [$600]; 22. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe [14] [$600]; 23. 1S-Logan Schuchart [17] [$600]; 24. 25-Aaron Ott [2] [$600]. Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-25. KSE Hard Charger Award: 19M-Brent Marks [+12]
Qualifying Flight #1 - 1. 83-Joey Saldana, 17.368; 2. 27-Greg Hodnett, 17.392; 3. 25-Aaron Ott, 17.398; 4. 51S-Stevie Smith, 17.447; 5. 51-Freddie Rahmer, 17.481; 6. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.495; 7. 3-James McFadden, 17.515; 8. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss, 17.539; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.540; 10. 29-Kerry Madsen, 17.564; 11. 7-Paul McMahan, 17.568; 12. 11C-Cory Haas, 17.675; 13. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.682; 14. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.823; 15. 75-Nicole Bower, 17.892; 16. W20-Greg Wilson, 18.222; 17. 13-Clyde Knipp, 18.534; 18. 17G-George Streaker, 19.219; 19. 12W-Troy Fraker, 20.553;
Qualifying Flight #2 - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 17.187; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen, 17.198; 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 17.251; 4. 13X-Tim Shaffer, 17.272; 5. 5-David Gravel, 17.312; 6. 49-Brad Sweet, 17.470; 7. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe, 17.521; 8. O7-Doug Esh, 17.527; 9. 69K-Lance Dewease, 17.543; 10. 15-Donny Schatz, 17.602; 11. 21-Brian Montieth, 17.615; 12. 36D-Wayne Dadetto, 17.713; 13. 2-Shane Stewart, 17.731; 14. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 17.740; 15. 94-Ryan Smith, 17.745; 16. 7S-Jason Sides, 17.862; 17. 44W-Rodney Westhafer, 17.926; 18. 16-Matt Campbell, 17.931; 19. 44-Trey Starks, 18.066
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 25-Aaron Ott [2]; 3. 3-James McFadden [4]; 4. 51-Freddie Rahmer [3]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 6. 7-Paul McMahan [6]; 7. 19M-Brent Marks [7]; 8. 75-Nicole Bower [8]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]; 10. 12W-Troy Fraker [10]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 27-Greg Hodnett [1]; 2. 51S-Stevie Smith [2]; 3. 48-Danny Dietrich [3]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [5]; 5. 3Z-Brock Zearfoss [4]; 6. 11C-Cory Haas [6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 8. 17G-George Streaker [9]; 9. 87-Alan Krimes [7]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 69K-Lance Dewease [5]; 4. 1Z-Lucas Wolfe [4]; 5. 5-David Gravel [3]; 6. 21-Brian Montieth [6]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [7]; 8. 44-Trey Starks [10]; 9. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [9]; 10. 94-Ryan Smith [8]
Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1A-Jacob Allen [1]; 2. 13X-Tim Shaffer [2]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [3]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 5. O7-Doug Esh [4]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [8]; 7. 16-Matt Campbell [9]; 8. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [7]; 9. 36D-Wayne Dadetto [6]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [6]; 2. 25-Aaron Ott [5]; 3. 27-Greg Hodnett [3]; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 6. 51S-Stevie Smith [7]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 8. 13X-Tim Shaffer [8]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 7-Paul McMahan [1] [-]; 2. 21-Brian Montieth [2] [-]; 3. 11C-Cory Haas [3] [-]; 4. 19M-Brent Marks [5] [-]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [6] [$300]; 6. 87-Alan Krimes [7] [$250]; 7. 36D-Wayne Dadetto [4] [$225]; 8. 94-Ryan Smith [10] [$200]; 9. 16-Matt Campbell [16] [$200]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [12] [$200]; 11. 44W-Rodney Westhafer [14] [$200]; 12. 44-Trey Starks [18] [$200]; 13. W20-Greg Wilson [11] [$200]; 14. 12W-Troy Fraker [17] [$200]; 15. 13-Clyde Knipp [13] [$200]; 16. 17G-George Streaker [15] [$200]; 17. 75-Nicole Bower [9] [$200]; 18. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [8] [$200]
- Artic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions
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Christopher Bell Earns Career First Arctic Cat All Star Victory During Prelude to the Dirt Classic Indiana
KOKOMO, IN (July 22, 2016) - For the first time in nearly ten years, the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions invaded the famed Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Indiana, in an attempt to tame the Hoosier State’s “Baddest Bullring” during the inaugural Dirt Classic Indiana presented by Tony Stewart. The weekend doubleheader launched officially on Friday night, July 22, with 37 Arctic Cat All Star sprint cars making the call. When the dust settled, it was recent Tony Stewart Racing hired gun Christopher Bell at the top of the heap, leading all 35 laps on the Kokomo Speedway quarter-mile to score his first ever All Star victory worth $5,000. Rico Abreu finished just behind Bell, followed by Aussie invader Jamie Veal.
“It’s every kid’s dream to drive a race car for Tony Stewart. I’m just glad we were able to get it done tonight,” Bell explained in victory lane. “These guys gave me an awesome car tonight. It got a little tricky there in traffic because you really have to let up your momentum to figure out how to work around the drivers in front of you. I almost gave it away there at one point, but we were able to get by that and park ourselves in victory lane.”
Christopher Bell, piloting the Tony Stewart Racing/No. 14, jumped out to an early advantage ahead of recent Indianapolis 500 starter Bryan Clauson and Rico Abreu at the completion of lap one. After a pair of cautions, which halted action on lap two and lap three, green flag conditions would return with Christopher Bell maintaining his position at the front of the field. The Norman, Oklahoma, native extended his advantage quickly, using the very topside of the Kokomo quarter-mile. Even when traffic started to intensify, Bell kept his composure, moving to various parts of the surface to navigate traffic. At one point, Bell’s advantage stretched to nearly a straightaway.
Meanwhile, action for second, third, fourth, and fifth intensified. Bryan Clauson, Brady Bacon, Rico Abreu, and Chad Kemenah all battled continuously, utilizing slide jobs in turns one and two, as well as turns three and four, in an attempt to advance positions. By the time caution lights reappeared on lap 15, Bryan Clauson, who started on the outside of the front row, settled himself into the runner-up position, with Chad Kemenah, the main event’s fifth starter, just behind, each chasing Bell’s Tony Stewart Racing entry.
After the caution on lap 15, green flag conditions would return once again. Christopher Bell returned to the topside of the speedway, using clean air and an open track once again to his advantage. Bryan Clauson continued to chase the No. 14 from the runner-up spot, with Jamie Veal working his way forward from sixth to battle for third by lap 22. Veal’s campaign in third was eventually challenged and taken over by Rico Abreu, using a traditional Kokomo Speedway slide job.
Unfortunately for Bell, main event action would come to a stop three laps before the finish, this time for Bryan Clauson. Clauson, who was now racing hard with Rico Abreu for second in the running order, made contact with the turn four wall, sending the Matt Wood Racing/Cancer Treatment Centers of America/No. 17W entry for a ride, ultimately bringing out the red flag. Abreu would inherit second, just ahead of Jamie Veal.
Despite the distraction, Christopher Bell would keep control and lead the last three circuits to capture the $5,000 top prize, capping off a near clean sweep; qualifying sixth quick, winning his respective heat race, winning the dash, and dominating 35-lap main event.
The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will continue their Kokomo Speedway invasion on Saturday evening, July 23, with the Dirt Classic Indiana finale. The $12,500-to-win showcase will feature a unique, non-points format for the Arctic Cat All Stars, utilizing two sets of heat races, each accumulating points to help set the lineup for the evening’s main event. The Dirt Classic Indiana winner will take home the cash, as well as a golden ticket; receiving an automatic bid to start in the Dirt Classic Ohio main event at Attica Raceway Park over Labor Day weekend.
Kokomo Speedway pit gates will swing back open at 3:00 pm on Saturday afternoon, July 23. The Dirt Classic Indiana drivers meeting will begin at 6, followed by hot laps at 7. Those seeking additional information should visit Dirt Classic live on the Web at www.dirtclassic.com. Other news can be found online at www.kokomospeedway.net. If weather becomes a factor, the Dirt Classic Indiana program will be moved to Sunday, July 24 with similar start times. Information will be released if necessary.
Contingency Awards/Results: Kokomo Speedway - Friday, July 22, 2016:
Event: Prelude to the Dirt Classic Indiana
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 37 Entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Bryan Clauson - 11.693 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: (Second Quick) Tyler Courtney - 11.258 seconds
Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Dale Blaney
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Christopher Bell
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Danny Holtgraver
Classic Ink USA Heat #4: Hunter Schuerenberg
JE Pistons Dash: Christopher Bell
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Christopher Bell
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Chris Windom (+9)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Sheldon Haudenschild (6th)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Danny Holtgraver
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Tyler Courtney
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse; Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
1.99-Brady Bacon, 11.139; 2.23c-Tyler Courtney, 11.258; 3.71-Jamie Veal, 11.262; 4.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 11.353; 5.10H-Chad Kemenah, 11.354; 6.14-Christopher Bell, 11.425; 7.24-Rico Abreu, 11.680; 8.1-Dale Blaney, 11.686; 9.81-Lee Jacobs, 11.694; 10.2-Parker Price-Miller, 11.744; 11.1st-Gary Taylor, 11.788; 12.17W-Bryan Clauson, 11.907; 13.21-Cap Henry, 11.929; 14.6M-Jac Haudenschild, 11.956; 15.11K-Kraig Kinser, 11.959; 16.4-Danny Smith, 12.044; 17.70-Danny Holtgraver, 12.086; 18.71m-Dave Blaney, 12.122; 19.3G-Brandon Wimmer, 12.144; 20.11N-Randy Hannagan, 12.247; 21.23-Jimmy Light, 12.372; 22.8M-TJ Michael, 12.422; 23.60-Kory Crabtree, 12.437; 24.12-Daniel Harding, 12.452; 25.5-Chris Windom, 12.535; 26.O7-Jacob Wilson, 12.540; 27.20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 12.548; 28.57X-Andrew Palker, 12.579; 29.10-Carl Bowser, 12.637; 30.40-Caleb Helms, 12.660; 31.2X-Spencer Bayston, 12.722; 32.4K-Kody Kinser, 12.734; 33.7S-Joe Swanson, 13.010; 34.7-Critter Malone, 13.368; 35.49H-Bradley Howard, 13.402; 36.85-Mike Terry, 13.478; 37.99M-Kyle Moody, 13.571;
Heat 1, Group A - (10 Laps)
1. 1-Dale Blaney[1] ; 2. 24-Rico Abreu[2] ; 3. 71-Jamie Veal[3] ; 4. 99-Brady Bacon[4] ; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser[6] ; 6. 81-Lee Jacobs[5] ; 7. 5-Chris Windom[9] ; 8. 12-Daniel Harding[8] ; 9. 4-Danny Smith[7] ; 10. 49H-Bradley Howard[10]
Heat 2, Group B - (10 Laps)
1. 14-Christopher Bell[1] ; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah[2] ; 3. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[3] ; 4. 1st-Gary Taylor[6] ; 5. 2-Parker Price-Miller[5] ; 6. 8M-TJ Michael[7] ; 7. O7-Jacob Wilson[9] ; 8. 23c-Tyler Courtney[4] ; 9. 60-Kory Crabtree[8]
Heat 3, Group C - (10 Laps)
1. 70-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 2. 17W-Bryan Clauson[4] ; 3. 6M-Jac Haudenschild[3] ; 4. 71m-Dave Blaney[1] ; 5. 57X-Andrew Palker[6] ; 6. 40-Caleb Helms[8] ; 7. 23-Jimmy Light[5] ; 8. 10-Carl Bowser[7] ; 9. 2X-Spencer Bayston[9]
Heat 4, Group D - (10 Laps)
1. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[1] ; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan[2] ; 3. 3G-Brandon Wimmer[3] ; 4. 21-Cap Henry[4] ; 5. 4K-Kody Kinser[5] ; 6. 7-Critter Malone[7] ; 7. 99M-Kyle Moody[9] ; 8. 85-Mike Terry[8] ; 9. 7S-Joe Swanson[6]
Dash 1 - (6 Laps)
1. 14-Christopher Bell[1] ; 2. 17W-Bryan Clauson[2] ; 3. 24-Rico Abreu[3] ; 4. 99-Brady Bacon[8] ; 5. 10H-Chad Kemenah[4] ; 6. 71-Jamie Veal[5] ; 7. 1-Dale Blaney[6] ; 8. 70-Danny Holtgraver[7]
B-Main 1 - (12 Laps)
1. 23c-Tyler Courtney[1] ; 2. 8M-TJ Michael[5] ; 3. 5-Chris Windom[8] ; 4. 81-Lee Jacobs[2] ; 5. 12-Daniel Harding[7] ; 6. 23-Jimmy Light[4] ; 7. 2X-Spencer Bayston[12] ; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard[15] ; 9. 40-Caleb Helms[11] ; 10. 7-Critter Malone[14] ; 11. 85-Mike Terry[16] ; 12. 10-Carl Bowser[10] ; 13. O7-Jacob Wilson[9] ; 14. 99M-Kyle Moody[17] ; 15. 7S-Joe Swanson[13] ; 16. 4-Danny Smith[3] ; 17. 60-Kory Crabtree[6]
A-Main 1 - (35 Laps)
1. 14-Christopher Bell[1] ; 2. 24-Rico Abreu[3] ; 3. 71-Jamie Veal[6] ; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah[5] ; 5. 99-Brady Bacon[4] ; 6. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[11] ; 7. 11N-Randy Hannagan[9] ; 8. 6M-Jac Haudenschild[12] ; 9. 1-Dale Blaney[7] ; 10. 70-Danny Holtgraver[8] ; 11. 3G-Brandon Wimmer[13] ; 12. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[10] ; 13. 1st-Gary Taylor[14] ; 14. 5-Chris Windom[23] ; 15. 23c-Tyler Courtney[21] ; 16. 21-Cap Henry[16] ; 17. 11K-Kraig Kinser[17] ; 18. 40-Caleb Helms[25] ; 19. 2-Parker Price-Miller[18] ; 20. 8M-TJ Michael[22] ; 21. 17W-Bryan Clauson[2] ; 22. 81-Lee Jacobs[24] ; 23. 71m-Dave Blaney[15] ; 24. 4K-Kody Kinser[20] ; 25. 57X-Andrew Palker[19]
Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (July 22, 2016):
Chad Kemenah: 3174
Dale Blaney: 3116
Sheldon Haudenschild: 3074
Danny Holtgraver: 2966
Cap Henry: 2962
Kraig Kinser: 2892
T.J. Michael: 2850
Lee Jacobs: 2708
Caleb Helms: 2706
Andrew Palker: 2500
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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“IRON” MIKE RICCI STEALS THE SHOW WITH FIRST ACCORD SPEEDWAY TRIUMPH
Posted by: | CommentsAccord, NY- "Iron" Mike Ricci Steals The Show With First Accord Speedway Triumph
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media
The East Coast flirted with temperatures in the mid 90's for most of the week and as this writer stepped out of his car the temperature read 96 degrees on the dashboard. Nevertheless, the Catskill Mountains came alive on Friday evening and a great band of loyal racing fans came out to witness a seven feature race card presented by Ruge's GM Parts Center located in Red Hook, New York. Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer had the speedway grounds in pristine condition and the great track work prep by Gary Palmer presented the drivers with a smooth and super quick racing surface to thrill the racing fans. Behrent's Speed Center sponsored the Checkered Flag Bonus on Friday night. The seven feature event race card was completed at 10:30 PM.
When all was said and done, "Iron" Mike Ricci, who despite being winless was leading the Modified points, put his right foot to the floor and captured his first win of the season in the United Pump and Tank Modified division. "The Otisville Outlaw" Corey Cormier was a man on a mission as he drove a fine race to capture his first win of the season in the Healey Brothers Group Sportsman headliner. Travis Brockner withstood a ton of challenges to emerge victorious for his second win of the season in the Arkel Motors Pure Stock finale. Tighe Sherlock put together another masterful ride to race to his third win of the season in the Ruge's Parts Center Rookie Sportsman shootout. "The Layton Laser" Brody Adamsky had a fast hot rod underneath him as he raced to his third victory of the season in the Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint encounter. Samantha Muller captured her sixth win of the season in the the Want Ad Digest Slingshot main event even though she expired an engine before the event was completed. John Kendall had the hot ticket as he drove to his fourth consecutive win of the season in the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshot finale.
The Modified field came down for the start of the 30-lap main event with Brett Graham getting the edge from Ed Dachenhausen and Joe Judge as the trio raced through turns one and two. Graham was smooth wherever he placed the race car and began to drive away from the field. Mike Ricci, starting ninth, was quick in traffic and soon wrestled his way into the top five. Ahead of him were last week's feature winner Anthony Perrego and Danny Creeden, who is on a current hot streak wherever he competes. Lots of green flag racing had Graham way out front by ten car lengths and Dachenhausen unable to close the gap.
Ricci worked his way past Perrego and then Creeden and slipped into the runner-up role behind Dachenhausen, whom Ricci would pass one later to set sail for Graham. With slower cars in front of the leader Graham, Ricci quickly bought up all of the real estate in front of him and went nose to tail with Graham for one lap before a baseline move in turn three put Ricci at the head of the class. Ricci went on to claim the win with Creeden second, Graham third, Perrego fourth and Dachenhausen completing the top five. The second five had Brad Rothaupt, Danny Tyler, Joe Judge, Jesse Marks and Corey Lowitt completing the top ten.
Corey Cormier found a burst of energy down the backstretch and seized command of the Healey Brothers Group Sportsman event on lap one. All eyes were on Cormier as he quickly drove away from the field and built up a tremendous lead. On lap eleven a four car scramble involving Phil Goetchius, Nick Johnson Dana Carey and Leo Fotopolous brought the race to a halt. Only Fotopolous was able to continue. Cormier lost the huge advantage he enjoyed but on the restart he quickly broke away once again and five laps later another caution came out involving Vinnie Gress. The restart had Cormier at the point but now eight time winner Jimmie Wells was knocking on the door. Cormier, a rookie in Sportsman racing this year, kept his cool and his poise as he held off Wells time and time again and raced to his first win in the regular Sportsman division. Cormier did enjoy one Rookie win before moving into the division. Wells was second with Nick Plumstead borrowing a Mike DuBois racer finishing third, the returning Kevin Ward in fourth and Brandon McGill continuing his great work for another top five finish. Milton Mann headed up the second five with Leo Fotopolous recovering from the earlier incident to finish seventh and Collin DuBois, Ralph Ronk and Vinnie Gress completing the top ten.
The Ruge's Parts Center Rookie Sportsman event had Tighe Sherlock blasting into the lead from his pole start. Sherlock wasted no time in vaulting out to a huge lead. A couple of restarts would bring the field back together but Sherlock was up to the task to hold the field at bay and he would race to his third win of the season. Matt Shultz was second in a fine drive with Jim Kraus third, Chris Van Duser fourth and Jason Feinberg finishing fight. The remainder of the finishers included Ryan McCartney, Sarah Smith and RJ Daley.
The Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint car feature attraction had Brody Adamsky jumping out front at the start with Heidi Hedin taking up the chase. Hedin's bid would end early as she caught the inside Redi Rock and damaged the front rend of her racer. The restart found Adamsky racing away and leading the remainder of the laps to claim his third win of the season. Jesse James Bartleson and Andrew Davis followed.
Pole sitter Harry Bachman wasted no time in seizing control of the Arkel Motors Pure Stock feature attraction as he won the battle for the lead in turn one from Mike DuBois Jr. Bachman would lead the first five laps before yielding to the high flying Travis Brockner as Brockner found the top of the raceway to his liking and he glued himself to the top shelf for the remainder of the event. Brockner would race to his second win of the season as he withstood a solid rally by Bob Sleight to accomplish his mission. Sleight settled for runner-up honors with Livy Johnson, Steve Williams and Ray Tarantino completing the top five. Mike DuBois Jr headed up the second five with Harry Bachman, Curt Ayers, Steve Kanuk and the returning Dan Knoth following.
"The Hurricane" Hunter Lapp blasted out front at the drop of the green flag and led the first two laps before yielding to John Kendall. Kendall would lead the rest of the way to earn his fourth consecutive win of the season in the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots. Hunter Lapp, Jake Mason and Ashton DeWitt completed the field.
The All Star Slingshot main had Samantha Muller the lone entrant and she raced until the halfway point of the event before expiring a motor but still winning the event for her sixth win of the season.
GEMSTONES:
Kudos to Gary Palmer for working right up until race time to have the track in superb condition for the evening. A short shower raced through the area prior to race time adding to the prep time for Gary Palmer. Kudos also to Race Director Dave Rocket and Staff for a high quality quickly run program.
Heat races were run off quickly and Sportsman heat wins went to Brandon McGill and Phil Goetchius. Matt Shultz captured the Rookie Sportsman heat event. Modified heats were claimed by Danny Creeden, Anthony Perrego and Brad Rothaupt. Samantha Muller in the All Stars and John Kendall in the Juniors were victorious in the Slingshot heats. Bob Sleight and Livy Johnson were triumphant in the Pure Stock heat encounters and Brody Adamsky captured the NEWS Sprint Car heat event.
New cars and new faces dotted the Accord landscape on Friday evening as Rob Rowe returned to the Accord scene with his Modified race car. "Mr Excitement" Kevin Ward and a reigning champion returned and enjoyed a solid run fourth place finish after starting fifteenth. Middle School Teacher in Japan, Dana Carey is back in the states and brought out his Gary Weyant Sponsored hot rod but was involved in a skirmish that put him out of the competition. Gary will be racing until Mid August when he returns to Japan. Dan Knoth made his first Accord in almost a year and borrowed Tom Hausman's hot rod to do so.
The evening of racing excitement was sponsored by Ruge's GM Parts Center located in Red Hook, New York and they supply GM, Chrysler, Subaru parts for passenger, light truck and SUV's throughout a five state area with more than 35,000 parts on inventory at all times. The phone number to reach them is: 845-876-1090, the toll free number is: 1-800-343-RUGE. and their extensive website is: www.rugesparts.com
The always popular annual Camera & Autograph Night will take place next Friday, July 29th, on United Pump & Tank night at the speedway. After the heat racing is completed, the fans will be allowed onto the racetrack to visit with their favorite drivers for autographs and driver interviews will be conducted trackside.
RESULTS:
United Pump & Tank Modifieds: Mike Ricci, Danny Creeden, Brett Graham, Anthony Perrego, Ed Dachenhausen, Brad Rothaupt, Danny Tyler, Joe Judge, Jesse Marks, Corey Lowitt, Scott Ferrier, Ken Ferrier, Richie Eurich, Chad Loiodice, Randy Green, Rob Rowe, Mark Pullen, Lenny Helmich, Tyler Treacy
Healey Brothers Group Sportsman: Corey Cormier, Jimmy Wells, Nick Plumstead, Kevin Ward, Brandon McGill, Milton Mann, Leo Fotopolous, Collin DuBois, Ralph Ronk, Vinnie Gress, Phil Goetchius, Dana Carey, Nick Johnson, Chris Stevens, Connor Otten
Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Cars: Brody Adamsky, Jesse James Bartleson, Andrew Davis, Heidi Hedin
Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Travis Brockner, Bob Sleight, Livy Johnson, Steve Williams, Ray Tarantino, Mike DuBois Jr, Harry Bachman, Curt Ayers, Steve Kanuk, Dan Knoth, James Goetchius
Ruges Parts Center Rookie Crate Sportsman: Tighe Sherlock, Matt Shultz, Jim Kraus, Chris Van Duser, Jason Feinberg, Ryan McCartney, Sarah Smith, RJ Daley
Want AD Digest All Star Slingshots: Samantha Muller
WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots: John Kendall, Hunter Lapp, Jake Mason, Ashton Dewitt
Racing is on tap every Friday night at Accord Speedway from April through September. Pit Gates open at 4:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 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, July 29th is United Pump & Tank Night at the speedway with all divisions ready to do battle and the always popular Camera and Autograph session for the fans.
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
