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Schuchart Holds off Schatz at Cedar Lake to Score First Career Win
Joins Bill Balog as the only other first time winner, so far, in 2016
NEW RICHMOND, Wisc. - July 8, 2016 - It was not easy but Logan Schuchart did what he had to Friday night at Cedar Lake Speedway to score his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory as he battled past Joey Saldana and held off Donny Schatz to win the FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake.
Schuchart, who started the feature on the front row with Shane Stewart, jumped out to the lead early but succumbed to Joey Saldana's charge on a lap seven restart. Schuchart battled back as the two drivers worked their way through traffic and despite strong advances from Donny Schatz late, Schuchart held tough.
"I'm proud of our team. We've gotten close a couple of times and I can tell the disappointment when we come back," Schuchart said. "I told everybody, 'we're going to get one of these after a while.' You know how hard it is racing with the Outlaws and how difficult it is every night, but I believed we were going to get it done and sooner or later it was going to start clicking.
"I promised my little brother, two years ago, he said, 'how come you don't win anymore?' I said, 'well, what do you want me to do? The next time I win, I'm going to stand on the wing.' He said, 'alright.' So tonight, I had to fulfill that promise to my little brother. That felt great."
After three podium finishes so far this season, the win was a long time coming for Schuchart and his No. 1S Mark Pell Tire Service/Marty Thompson Investments Shark Racing team, owned by his grandfather, sprint car legend Bobby Allen.
"Just our team, my grandpa, never quit attitude. The guy just keeps going, never quits. I owe everything to him. The rest of my team, Jake, Joe, Aiden, Jacob - we all work hard."
Rico Abreu helped kick off the night as he scored his first quick time award of the season. Stewart led the field to the green in the 35-lap feature - just his second pole position of 2016.
Schuchart jumped out to an early lead but as he caught traffic, Saldana closed the gap. A caution flag flew on lap seven and on the restart, Saldana jumped out to the lead. A battle heated up behind those two between Schatz, Daryn Pittman and Stewart for the third, fourth and fifth positions. Ultimately, Schatz held onto the third spot as Stewart held fourth.
As the leaders again caught traffic, Schuchart closed the gap on Saldana and found an opening. Schuchart dove into turn one as the field worked to complete lap 16, pulled side-by-side with Saldana and beat him onto the back straight. Saldana charged back, throwing the slider into turn three, but Schuchart maintained the top spot.
By lap 20, Schatz, then running third in his No. 15 Bad Boy Off Road/Chevrolet Performance J & J, was catching Saldana. Two laps later, Schatz found his way around Saldana and set his sights on the leader. Schuchart got caught up by lapped traffic three laps later and Schatz cut his second and a half lead to almost nothing.
The final caution flag of the night fell with eight laps remaining. On the restart, Schuchart powered forward and with a clear track ahead, he built an insurmountable lead on Schatz.
Schuchart was the 15th different winner of the season.
"Anytime you have Donny starting next to you to end the race, it's going to make you nervous," Schuchart said. "I was just trying to not let the butterflies get to me. I felt like I was running my race. I felt like not being in lap traffic would help me, so as long as I could get the lead and get in my line he was going to have a hard time passing me. Those guys were good, but tonight we were just a little bit better."
Schatz, who extended his lead in the championship standings to 109 points over Brad Sweet, scored his season leading 21st podium finish of 2016. Schatz congratulated Schuchart following the feature.
"Happy for Logan," Schatz said. "Logan's been knocking on the door looking for a win for a long time so good to see him get a win there.
"I felt like we had a good shot there on the yellow but I killed us. I don't know if I heated up the tires too much after that or what happened. (Schuchart) was able to move around in the middle of one and two and that's where I needed to be. We didn't run all that great but we felt that way last year and run second the first night and won the second night. So we'll take that tonight as long as we can reverse that tomorrow night."
For Saldana, the finish extends a solid run for the No. 83 Roth Motorsports car. Like Schatz, Saldana too had kudos for Schuchart and his Shark team.
"I want to congratulate Logan and the Shark team," Saldana said. "Winning your first one means so much. He'll win many more. It was nice to see them finally get something rewarding. You put a lot of work to run with the World of Outlaws and run these teams.
"Good effort by the whole Roth team. We missed it just a little bit. We built a new car and we were just off a little bit… hopefully we come back here tomorrow night and get a little bit better."
Paul McMahan was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 11 positions to finish in 12th after he transferred out of the Last Chance Showdown.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series wraps up its FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake double-header at Cedar Lake Speedway Saturday night. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Cedar-Lake-Speedway.
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Cedar Lake Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Rico Abreu scored his first quick time award of the season at Cedar Lake after a qualifying lap of 11.247… Logan Schuchart became the second driver of the season to score his first career World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory. He joins Bill Balog on the list of new winners… Paul McMahan was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 11 positions to finish in 12th… In addition to being the season's leading qualifier, Joey Saldana is also the season's leading Heat race winner. After tonight he now has 24 Heat races win on the season.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jason Sides; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): David Gravel; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Willie Croft; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Rico Abreu; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Paul McMahan; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul Nienhiser; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 12 (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); 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 - 5 (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); 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); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); 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; Cedar Lake Speedway; New Richmond, Wisc.; July 8, 2016.
A-Main - (35 Laps) - 1. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2] [$8,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [4] [$4,000]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [3] [$2,500]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [1] [$2,200]; 5. 24-Rico Abreu [6] [$2,100]; 6. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [8] [$2,000]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [5] [$1,800]; 8. 5-David Gravel [15] [$1,600]; 9. 49-Brad Sweet [17] [$1,500]; 10. 21-Brian Brown [9] [$1,300]; 11. 26-Willie Croft [12] [$1,200]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan [23] [$1,100]; 13. 18-Ian Madsen [16] [$1,000]; 14. 2L-Danny Lasoski [13] [$700]; 15. 55-Brooke Tatnell [11] [$600]; 16. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [19] [$600]; 17. 17B-Bill Balog [20] [$600]; 18. W20-Greg Wilson [18] [$600]; 19. 29-Kerry Madsen [7] [$600]; 20. 19-Paige Polyak [24] [$600]; 21. 1A-Jacob Allen [14] [$600]; 22. 56-David Heskin [21] [$600]; 23. 7S-Jason Sides [10] [$600]; 24. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [22] [$600]. Lap Leaders: Logan Schuchart 1-6, 16-35; Joey Saldana 7-15. KSE Hard Charger Award: 7-Paul McMahan [+11]
Qualifying - 1. 24-Rico Abreu, 11.247; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.284; 3. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.298; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 11.358; 5. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.388; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.390; 7. 2KS-Craig Dollansky, 11.410; 8. 26-Willie Croft, 11.435; 9. 21-Brian Brown, 11.455; 10. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.461; 11. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.472; 12. 17B-Bill Balog, 11.490; 13. 56-David Heskin, 11.495; 14. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.502; 15. 55-Brooke Tatnell, 11.512; 16. 29-Kerry Madsen, 11.514; 17. 2L-Danny Lasoski, 11.539; 18. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 11.545; 19. 5-David Gravel, 11.550; 20. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.561; 21. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.556; 22. 10-Dakota Hendrickson, 11.621; 23. 21K-Thomas Kennedy, 11.634; 24. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.658; 25. 16-Travis Whitney, 11.662; 26. 19-Paige Polyak, 11.663; 27. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.713; 28. 7W-Tasker Phillips, 11.763; 29. 5G-Dave Glennon, 11.927; 30. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.929; 31. 29L-Leigh Thomas, 12.024; 32. 9Z-Jared Goerges, 12.100; 33. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.311; 34. 19L-Rob Caho, 12.340
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 24-Rico Abreu [1]; 2. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 3. 21-Brian Brown [3]; 4. 2L-Danny Lasoski [5]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 6. 16-Travis Whitney [7]; 7. 5G-Dave Glennon [8]; 8. 56-David Heskin [4]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 4. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 6. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [5]; 7. 19-Paige Polyak [7]; 8. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [6]; 9. 19L-Rob Caho [9]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [2]; 3. 55-Brooke Tatnell [4]; 4. 5-David Gravel [5]; 5. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [3]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [7]; 7. 21K-Thomas Kennedy [6]; 8. 29L-Leigh Thomas [8]
Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 3. 26-Willie Croft [2]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [6]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog [3]; 6. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 7. 7W-Tasker Phillips [7]; 8. 9Z-Jared Goerges [8]
Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [1]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [3]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [5]; 6. 24-Rico Abreu [6]; 7. 29-Kerry Madsen [8]; 8. 2KS-Craig Dollansky [7]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 56-David Heskin [1]; 2. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [2]; 3. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 4. 19-Paige Polyak [7]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [8]; 6. 21K-Thomas Kennedy [5]; 7. 16-Travis Whitney [6]; 8. 19L-Rob Caho [14]; 9. 29L-Leigh Thomas [11]; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [13]; 11. 7W-Tasker Phillips [9]; 12. 9Z-Jared Goerges [12]; 13. 5G-Dave Glennon [10]; 14. 10-Dakota Hendrickson [4]
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COMEBACK COURTNEY CHARGES FROM THE TAIL TO COLLECT STUNNING VICTORY
IN GAS CITY INDIANA SPRINT WEEK OPENER
Gas City, Indiana - July 8, 2016 - After an opening lap spin sent him to the 24th and last position on the grid for the restart, the odds certainly did not appear to be in Tyler Courtney's favor.
Passing 23 cars in 30 laps around a ¼-mile track is a tall task for anyone, let alone a driver seeking his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car win with the backdrop of an intense Indiana Sprint Week environment present.
However, Courtney was up to the task, methodically picking his way through the field as he tiptoed his way around the infield tires. With eight laps to go, Courtney caught the red-hot Bryan Clauson for the top spot and hung on to score one of the most stunning victories in recent series memory Friday at Gas City I-69 Speedway on opening night of the 29th annual "Indiana Sprint Week."
Already mired deep in the field from his original 16th starting position, Courtney seemed to be a longshot as all eyes from the packed Gas City grandstand were affixed at the head of the pack throughout the first portion of the race.
Two-time Gas City USAC Sprint Car winner Hunter Schuerenberg started from the pole, but by the end of the first lap, three-time 2016 series winner Chad Boespflug had bolted from his fourth starting spot to pull even with Schuerenberg at the flag stand.
But, Tyler Courtney's first lap spin between turns three and four brought about the yellow flag, resulting in a complete restart.
On the ensuing restart, Schuerenberg shot to the front as Boespflug slid into second. At the front of the pack, drivers found the fastest way to be around the top side where Boespflug zeroed in on Schuerenberg in a bid for the lead on the ninth lap before the action slowed with ninth-running Justin Grant stopped in turn two, bringing out the second yellow of the night.
On the lap nine restart, Schuerenberg sprinted to the bottom as Boespflug hit the cushion. Suddenly, Boespflug's car dramatically slowed due to a dzus button falling out of the ignition plate and, in turn, ceasing the engine. Despite the issue, Boespflug would restart from the tail, but would not a play a factor in the race at the front, winding up a disappointing 21st at the finish line.
The next attempt at resuming action saw Clauson slip by Max McGhee for the second position and, one circuit later on lap 10, scooting past Schuerenberg for the lead with authority on the bottom, quickly distancing himself from the rest of the field. On the 11th lap, Brady Bacon was able to dart by Schuerenberg for second at the entrance to turn one.
As soon as it appeared to become a two-man race between the season's winningest driver in the series (Clauson) and the series point leader (Bacon), Bacon slipped off the edge of the racetrack between turns three and four, dropping the 2014 series champion all the way back to seventh.
Meanwhile, the 23c of Courtney began to come into focus as he slowly, but surely, and steadfastly hit his marks on the bottom of the track's surface, knocking off one position after another.
By the midway point, Courtney was running fifth as he got a major run coming off the bottom of turn four. He hit the stripe three-wide with McGhee sandwiched between Windom on the outside and Courtney on the inside, beating them both into turn one.
However, when Courtney got there, Schuerenberg was headed for the same piece of real estate. The two made contact, sending Courtney sideways while popping his car up into the air as it bounced through turn one.
Though the contact knocked Courtney off his saddle for a moment, he hopped back on his horse and was incredibly able to lasso both Schuerenberg and Windom in as the trio stormed down the back straightaway just moments later with Courtney able to blast out in front of both to claim second off of turn four.
From that point forward, Courtney had just one man to beat: Bryan Clauson. Clauson, a six-time series winner this season, has been practically unbeatable when he gets out front this season, but Courtney was able to dig in his heels on the bottom, cutting the interval between him and Clauson by nearly a half a second each lap.
Clauson continued to cement his trust in the high line while Courtney stuck like Loctite to the low line as the two entered lapped traffic. Clauson pushed his machine to the edge, dipping off the turn two edge on multiple occasions as he clung onto the number one position while Courtney continued to sneak up on him. But a yellow for Thomas Meseraull flew after he found himself facing the outside turn four guardrail.
Seven laps to go, Clauson and Courtney had a clear track in front of them. As expected, Clauson took to the low side on the restart in turns one two, defending the line that Courtney had worked to perfection all race long. Yet, as Clauson headed into turn three, he aimed his car to the high side, thus leaving the door open for Courtney to take advantage and claim the lead at the line with eight laps to go.
Clauson refused to relent his high line and fall into line, instead, fighting back to pull side-by-side with Courtney in turn two on lap 24. Clauson was on the ragged edge, literally, as he slipped his right side tires over the turn two berm, biking the car, but still managing to stay on the gas, only losing one position in the process to Windom.
A three-car freight train on the bottom consisting of Courtney, Windom and Shane Cottle ensued while Clauson ripped the high side. Clauson hovered between second and fourth-place each lap, but was unable to reach Courtney, who held off all remaining challenges to pick up his first career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory in one of the most amazing drives seen in the series in years over Clauson, Windom, Cottle and Bacon.
Reminiscent of Terry Pletch's storied charge from 21st to 1st in the 1999 Indiana Sprint Week opener at the Terre Haute Action Track, Courtney's longshot win under trying circumstances is a performance that is sure to go down in 'Sprint Week" lore.
"My grandpa (former Lincoln Park Speedway owner Mike Farrar) was a huge part of starting Indiana Sprint Week when it originated, so to win this is even more special," Courtney said after driving the TOPP Motorsports' Maxim/Chevy to his first career series win.
"I've been close before, but to beat the best guy in Bryan Clauson the way we did, it's just amazing. I'm truly speechless. I couldn't believe he left me the bottom on the restart, but I knew I still had to hit my marks because I've given one away before running the bottom like that. When I got by him, I just started counting down the laps in my head and they couldn't fall quick enough."
Noblesville, Indiana's Clauson saw a rare one slip away from him near the end of the night's 30-lapper. The winner of six series victories in 2016 was able to squeak by Windom for second on the final corner of the final lap in his Dooling-Hayward/B & H Contractors - Cancer Treatment Centers of America/Spike/Stanton Mopar.
"I felt like I was as good as him once I got back up to ripping the top, but it was treacherous, so I just tried to stay close," Clauson explained. "If he could've been a little closer, I think we could've maybe got him. But we got out front and maybe just led a little too soon."
2011 Indiana Sprint Week champ Windom, of Canton, Illinois was able to overcome mechanical issues early in the night, but was able to come out of night one of "Sprint Week" with a solid third place effort in his Baldwin Brothers Racing/Fox Paving - AMSOIL/Maxim/Claxton Mopar.
"I couldn't believe when Tyler (Courtney) went by me how slow he was going, but how fast he was at the same time," said a surprised Windom. "With how big the curb up top was getting, I never thought you could slow down that much and still go that well. But once he got by, there was no getting him back. We'll take a podium though. We had to fix a struck throttle and change a rear end too, so we salvaged what we could and ended up alright."
Contingency award winners at Gas City I-69 Speedway included Brady Bacon (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Chase Stockon (Simpson Race Products First Heat Race Winner & Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Feature Finisher), Kyle Robbins (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Race Winner), Tyler Courtney (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Race Winner & KSE Racing Products/B&W Auto Mart Hard Charger) and Shane Cottle (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat Race Winner).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 8, 2016 - Gas City, Indiana - Gas City I-69 Speedway - "Indiana Sprint Week"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-12.175; 2. Zach Daum, 5D, Daum-12.340; 3. Cole Smith, 29s, Smith-12.460; 4. Chad Boespflug, 98E, NineEight/EZR-12.464; 5. Justin Grant, 71p, Phillips-12.487; 6. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-12.488; 7. Bryan Clauson, 63, Dooling/Hayward-12.532; 8. Max McGhee, 17, McGhee-12.535; 9. Hunter Schuerenberg, 2E, Epperson-12.598; 10. Jerry Coons Jr., 10E, Edison-12.602; 11. Kevin Thomas Jr., 4J, 4J Motorsports-12.621; 12. Colten Cottle, 1RL, Lambertson-12.642; 13. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR-12.645; 14. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-12.675; 15. Robert Ballou, 1, Ballou-12.692; 16. Thomas Meseraull, 66, Amati-12.692; 17. Kyle Cummins, 3R, Rock Steady-12.728; 18. Tony DiMattia, 50, DiMattia-12.736; 19. Tyler Courtney, 23c, TOPP-12.753; 20. Logan Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-12.767; 21. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-12.793; 22. Jamie Williams, 31, Williams-12.808; 23. C.J. Leary, 17GP, Dutcher-12.810; 24. Shane Cottle, 57, Hazen-12.832; 25. Casey Shuman, 50x, Barnhill-12.844; 26. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-12.847; 27. Jon Stanbrough, 81, Stanbrough-12.869; 28. Landon Simon, 24, Simon-12.873; 29. Jarett Andretti, 18, Andretti-12.884; 30. Aaron Farney, 15F, Farney-12.893; 31. Brent Beauchamp, 34, Olson-12.898; 32. Cole Ketcham, 41k, Ketcham-12.901; 33. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-12.915; 34. Josh Hodges, 74x, Hodges-12.917; 35. Dave Darland, 11, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-12.932; 36. Dickie Gaines, 44, Soudrette-12.939; 37. Tim Creech, 2c, Creech-12.955; 38. Jimmy Light, 23, Two-Three-12.955; 39. Tyler Thomas, 04, Burton-12.994; 40. A.J. Hopkins, 42G, Jackson-13.085; 41. Mario Clouser, 6, Clouser-13.147; 42. Kent Schmidt, 5k, Schmidt-13.180; 43. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-13.183; 44. Josh Spencer, 66J, Spencer-13.238; 45. Travis Hery, 21H, Hery-13.260; 46. Bret Mellenberndt, 97, Mellenberndt-13.268; 47. Joe Bares, 19, TEST-13.390.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stockon, 2. Schuerenberg, 3. Chapple, 4. Bacon, 5. Shuman, 6. Cummins, 7. Grant, 8. Hines, 9. Clouser, 10. Creech, 11. Andretti, 12. Hery. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Robbins, 2. Coons, 3. Daum, 4. Farney, 5. Windom, 6. Mattox, 7. DiMattia, 8. Williams, 9. Hodges, 10. Light, 11. Schmidt, 12. Mellenberndt. 2:04.27
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Courtney, 2. Clauson, 3. Ballou, 4. Beauchamp, 5. Leary, 6. K.Thomas, 7. Stanbrough, 8. T.Thomas, 9. Darland, 10. Goodnight, 11. Smith, 12. Bares. 2:05.32
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. S.Cottle, 2. McGhee, 3. Meseraull, 4. Boespflug, 5. Jarrett, 6. C.Cottle, 7. Spencer, 8. Gaines, 9. Hopkins, 10. Ketcham, 11. Simon. 2:08.25
C-MAIN: (10 laps) 1. Andretti, 2. Darland, 3. Hodges, 4. Hopkins, 5. T.Thomas, 6. Gaines, 7. Hines, 8. Ketcham, 9. Goodnight, 10. Clouser, 11. Spencer, 12. Creech, 13. Mellenberndt, 14. Schmidt, 15. Hery, 16. Bares, 17. Light. 2:11.66
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. K.Thomas, 2. Windom, 3. Andretti, 4. Grant, 5. Hopkins, 6. Cummins, 7. C.Cottle, 8. Hodges, 9. Jarrett, 10. Smith, 11. Darland, 12. DiMattia, 13. Mattox, 14. Stanbrough, 15. Leary, 16. Shuman, 17. Williams, 18. Simon. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Tyler Courtney, 2. Bryan Clauson, 3. Chris Windom, 4. Shane Cottle, 5. Brady Bacon, 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 7. Max McGhee, 8. Robert Ballou, 9. A.J. Hopkins, 10. Zach Daum, 11. Kyle Robbins, 12. Hunter Schuerenberg, 13. Chase Stockon, 14. Kyle Cummins, 15. Jarett Andretti, 16. Dave Darland, 17. Aaron Farney, 18. C.J. Leary, 19. Brent Beauchamp, 20. Justin Grant, 21. Chad Boespflug, 22. Thomas Meseraull, 23. Kevin Thomas Jr., 24. Isaac Chapple. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Schuerenberg, Laps 10-22 Clauson, Laps 23-30 Courtney.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS/B & W AUTO MART HARD CHARGER: Tyler Courtney (16th-1st)
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Bacon-1,560, 2-Meseraull-1,416, 3-Stockon-1,388, 4-Ballou-1,385, 5-Darland-1,314, 6-Leary-1,246, 7-Boespflug-1,222, 8-McGhee-=1,119, 9-Windom-1,095, 10-Farney-903.
NEW USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK POINTS: 1-Courtney-78, 2-Clauson-74, 3-S.Cottle & Bacon-69, 5-Windom-68, 6-Coons-62, 7-McGhee-59, 8-Ballou-55, 9-Daum-54, 10-Robbins-49.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 9 - Kokomo (IN) Speedway - "Indiana Sprint Week" - "Tony Elliott Classic"
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GRANDVIEW’S BEST PROVIDE STIFF COMPETITION TO DIRTCAR ELITE. . .
SUPER DIRTCAR SERIES TRAFFIC JAM PRESENTED BY PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS RETURNS TO THE HILL ON THURSDAY, JULY 14
BECHTELSVILLE, PA (July 7, 2016) – The premier Big-Block Modified series in the country, the Super DIRTCar Series, heads to the Berks County high-banked Grandview Speedway on Thursday night, July 14 when the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series brings you the 19th Annual Traffic Jam presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings. The Traffic Jam has eighteen years of history with some of the greatest names in modified racing winning this prestigious event.
This fan-favorite event brings the stars of the nationally touring Super DIRTCar Series to the Keystone State, challenging Pennsylvania’s fiercest and fastest competitors in a 60-lap battle offering $7,000 to the winner, $1,000 for tenth, and $500 to take the green flag. This is one of the most attractive purses offered for a 60 lap event on the DIRTCar tour.
Also on the program, the ever-competitive Sportsman in a 25-lap feature, paying $1,200 to the winner. With a relaxed tire rule – allowing any American Racer Track Stamp -- this event is open to all area competitors that meet Grandview Speedway Sportsman specifications.
The Grandview Speedway Modified regulars will bolt into their Big-Block steeds providing some of the stiffest competition for DIRTCar’s elite – and looking at the history books proves that this event, more than any event on the DIRTCar schedule can provide some surprise winners.
In 2010, Craig VonDohren, of Oley, PA, charged from the twenty-third starting position to take the lead and the win with 8-laps remaining, fans were on their feet as Duane Howard, also of Oley, PA, overtook the second spot for a one-two punch from the Grandview regular competitors.
Howard, himself claimed the Traffic Jam victory in 2013; with Pennsylvania-New Jersey region stars Rick Laubach of Quakertown; Jeff Strunk of Bethel, PA; and Neshanic Station, NJ’s Jimmy Horton all picking up Traffic Jam wins respectively.
Leading the DIRTCar contingent is defending race and series Champion Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY. Sheppard claimed the $6,000 victory in 2015, propelling himself to the 2015 Super DIRTCar Series Big-Block Modified Championship. Sheppard currently sits second in the 2016 Super DIRTCar Series point standings, just 7 points behind current point leader and two-time Traffic Jam winner Tim Fuller, of Watertown, NY.
Over 20 Super DIRTCar Series regulars are expected to compete in the 19th Annual Traffic Jam including four-time Traffic Jam winner Brett ‘The Jet’ Hearn, out of Sussex, NJ; Frank Cozze of Wind Gap, PA, who picked up a Saturday Night win at Grandview earlier this season; two-time Traffic Jam winner Billy Decker of Unadilla, NY; 2012 Traffic Jam winner and 2014 Forrest Rogers Memorial winner Danny Johnson of Rochester, NY; and 2014 Freedom 76 winner, Stewart Friesen, of Sprakers, NY. Although Stewart has won at Grandview, so far he has been denied a Thunder on the Hill Traffic Jam victory, something we all know he is looking to secure.
While past Grandview winners fill the field, an assembly of top-notch young drivers seek their first Thunder victory; Larry Wight aboard the Gypsum Express No. 99L; Keith Flach, of Ravena, NY, who claimed a qualifying race win in a postponed Thunder event; King Ferry, NY’s Mike Mahaney, aboard the Buzz Chew Chevrolet entry; and 16-year-old competitor Max McClaughlin.
The 19th Annual Traffic Jam presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings marks the final area appearance of the Super DIRTCar Series competitors.
The complete list of past Traffic Jam winners includes: Matt Sheppard (2015), Rick Laubach (2014), Duane Howard (2013), Danny Johnson (2012), Jeff Strunk (2011), Craig VonDohren (2010), Tim Fuller (2009, 2005), Brett Hearn (2009, 2007, 2002, 1998), Billy Decker (2008, 2003), Alan Johnson (2006), Tim McCreadie (2004, 2001), Frank Cozze (2000), and Jimmy Horton (1999).
The battle of the ages takes place on Thursday, July 14 the 19th Annual Super DIRTCar Series Traffic Jam presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings.
Modified legends Kenny Brightbill and Gerald Chamberlain will be on hand to take part in the pre-race Meet & Greet.
General Admission tickets for Thursday, July 14 are $25 for Adults, $10 for Children 6-11 and Free for Children under 6. Pit Admission is $35, no license is required.
Pit Gates open at 2:30 PM, Driver’s Meeting is at 6:15 PM, Hot Laps at 6:45 PM and Racing Starts at 7:30 PM.
Advance tickets are on sale now and may be ordered by calling 443-513-4456. Please provide your name and the number of tickets requested. Tickets may be picked up and paid for on race night after 3:30 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstands at 4:30 PM, one half hour prior to the sale of General Admission tickets.
Celebrating the 27th season of racing action NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series always includes fun for the fans with activities such as Pre-Race Pit Tours, the Inside/Out Experience - where fans can sign-up to watch hot laps from the infield, JOE "THE PIZZA DUDE", giveaways, fireworks and appearances by the Thunder Girls.
NAPA Auto Parts continues their long run with Thunder on the Hill as the Series title sponsor joined by Pioneer Pole Buildings, Quaker Steak & Lube, and GALCO Business Communications.
For full rules, format, purse and information visit: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Grandview Speedway
GPS USERS: 43 Passmore Road, Bechtelsville, PA 19505
Located less than a mile off Route 100, 10 miles north of Pottstown, PA
Speedway Phone: 610-754-7688
Thunder on the Hill Racing Series Phone: 443-513-4456
Series Website: http://www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Track Website: http://www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING, #TOTHRACING
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2016 Thunder on the Hill Event Dates:
Thursday, July 14
19th Annual Traffic Jam
Super DIRTCar Series Big-Block Modifieds and Sportsman
Guests of Honor : Kenny Brightbill & Gerald Chamberlain
Tuesday, July 26
2nd Annual Thunder Cup
410 Sprint Cars and 358 Modifieds 4 Features
Thursday, August 18
All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series
410 Sprint Cars and TSRS Sprint Cars
See Steve Kinser & Sammy Swindell return to the
Grandview high-banks.
Saturday, October 15
Mods at the Madhouse Halloween Party
358 NASCAR Modifieds, Sportsman, and TSRS Sprint Cars
About Thunder on the Hill Racing Series
The brainchild of Grandview Speedway owner Bruce Rogers, special events promoter Bob Miller and local driving star Dave Kelly, the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series celebrates 27 years of the most anticipated events of the racing calendar year after year. In 119 events, over $4 million dollars has been divvied up among the area’s fastest racers. What started as a single 410 Sprint Car event in 1990 has blossomed to feature a variety of racing action including 358 Modifieds, USAC Wingless Sprints, 360 & 410 Sprint Cars, Sportsman, Late Models, Midgets, Legends cars, DIRTcar and ROC Modified events.
About Grandview Speedway
Grandview Speedway is a high-banked one-third mile clay oval, celebrating their 54th Anniversary season in 2016. The facility offers free parking, quality food at reasonable prices (be sure to try the french fries), a program book, Grandview Speedway and Thunder on the Hill race wear and great viewing from every seat in the house. Race fans may take part in the Inside/Out promotion, where you can sign up (no charge) to watch warm-ups from inside turn four. Race fans are also invited to victory lane following the racing program and, race fans may enter the pits after the races to meet the drivers. Be ready to enjoy the spine-tingling fireworks salute on the feature event parade lap.
Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions News
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Sheldon Haudenschild Sweeps Independence Day Weekend Swing by Claiming Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway
LAKE ODESSA, Michigan (July 3, 2016) - For the second time in as many days, Sheldon Haudenschild is a main event winner with the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions, this time claiming the Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan. Much like Saturday night at Hartford Speedway, Haudenschild dominated the Dirty 30 main event, leading all 30 laps from the front row to score his fifth Arctic Cat All Star victory of the 2016 season. The Wooster, Ohio, native is now tied with Dale Blaney for the most feature wins on the Arctic Cat All Star tour in 2016, raising his career bar to 11.
“Once again, Bonzai and Zach had this car right where it needed to be. They are really making my job easy,” Sheldon Haudenschild explained. “We’ve never had a weekend like this. This is just awesome. To get two All Star wins is really special. It definitely helps our point situation. I feel like we are just now getting going. We have some bigger events coming up so we’re just gonna keep working.”
Sheldon Haudenschild started second on the feature grid alongside Cap Henry. After a red on the initial start, the Inaugural Dirty 30 main event would officially get underway with Haudenschild earning the early advantage. By lap five, the pilot of the familiar Southern Pacific Farms/No. 93 stretched his advantage to nearly a straightaway, utilizing his preferred line at the top of the speedway, even maintaining that advantage while negotiating traffic.
After the red on the initial start, three additional cautions halted the 30-lap main event, each erasing a near half-track advantage for Sheldon Haudenschild. The momentum pause never created a problem for Haudenschild, returning to a lengthy lead after each restart. The evening’s final caution appeared on lap 28, setting up a green-white-checkered restart. Even then, Haudenschild was unchallenged, racing ahead to score a second consecutive Arctic Cat All Star victory. On a special note, Haudenschild led every main event lap of Independence Day weekend, a grand total of 55 circuits.
“Downtown” Danny Holtgraver finished second after starting fifth on the feature grid. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native made his way to second by lap six, maintaining that position for the remaining distance. Kraig Kinser finished third, climbing ahead from the outside of row six.
“We got a great start there. I just focused on hitting my lines,” Haudenschild said. “The track was perfect. I’m not sure where second and third were behind me, but I feel like they could have kept up with me on the bottom if they had to. I felt like I could get through lappers really well once we got to them because they were all kinda stuck on the bottom. I just cruised around there. I don’t even know what to say.”
The Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions will continue their 2016 campaign on Saturday evening, July 9, back at the Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio. The 8th annual Lou Blaney Memorial will headline competition at the state-of-the-art racing facility, awarding a $10,000 top prize to the main event winner. It will be the second and final Sharon Speedway appearance for the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions in 2016. “BC” Bryan Clauson is the most recent Sharon Speedway feature winner during Arctic Cat All Star competition, scoring an Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket victory on Tuesday evening, June 21.
Sharon Speedway will open Lou Blaney Memorial gates at 1:00 pm on Saturday afternoon, July 9. Pit gates will officially swing open at 3:00 pm, followed by the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions drivers meeting at 5:30. Racing is scheduled to hit the dirt at 7, sharp. Those seeking additional information should visit Sharon Speedway live on the Web at www.sharonspeedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results: I-96 Speedway - Sunday, July 3, 2016:
Event: Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 32 Entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Dale Blaney - 14.004 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Dale Blaney - 13.400 seconds *NTR
Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Sheldon Haudenschild
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Andrew Palker
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Dale Blaney
Classic Ink USA Heat #4: Jordan Mackison
JE Pistons Dash: Cap Henry
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Sheldon Haudenschild
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Dean Jacobs (+12)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Dean Jacobs
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Hunter Schuerenberg
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Caleb Helms (16th)
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse; Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
1.1-Dale Blaney, 13.400; 2.10H-Chad Kemenah, 13.570; 3.70-Danny Holtgraver, 13.578; 4.7C-Taylor Ferns, 13.630; 5.97-Dean Jacobs, 13.640; 6.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.645; 7.2M-Dustin Daggett, 13.675; 8.11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.814; 9.21-Cap Henry, 13.822; 10.23c-Tyler Courtney, 13.830; 11.40-Caleb Helms, 13.911; 12.20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 13.970; 13.10-Carl Bowser, 13.987; 14.57X-Andrew Palker, 14.009; 15.12-Daniel Harding, 14.028; 16.60-Kory Crabtree, 14.045; 17.19-Joe Kubiniec, 14.072; 18.1080-Jordan Mackison, 14.099; 19.8M-TJ Michael, 14.102; 20.11R-Chase Ridenour, 14.141; 21.19Z-Douglas Zimmerman, 14.148; 22.25M-Ken Mackey, 14.207; 23.95-Hunter Mackison, 14.220; 24.51-Roger Campbell, 14.288; 25.49H-Bradley Howard, 14.389; 26.7-Joe Swanson, 14.418; 27.5QB-Quentin Blonde, 14.435; 28.27Z-Sean Zemunik, 14.467; 29.27-Brad Lamberson, 14.536; 30.23-Russel Borland, 14.546; 31.27K-Bradley Wickham, 14.971; 32.81-Lee Jacobs, 99.150;
Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps)
1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[2] ; 2. 21-Cap Henry[1] ; 3. 23c-Tyler Courtney[5] ; 4. 70-Danny Holtgraver[4] ; 5. 97-Dean Jacobs[3] ; 6. 95-Hunter Mackison[7] ; 7. 19-Joe Kubiniec[6] ; 8. 81-Lee Jacobs[8]
Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps)
1. 57X-Andrew Palker[1] ; 2. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[2] ; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser[3] ; 4. 8M-TJ Michael[6] ; 5. 7C-Taylor Ferns[4] ; 6. 12-Daniel Harding[5] ; 7. 25M-Ken Mackey[7] ; 8. 27K-Bradley Wickham[8]
Heat 3, Group C - (8 Laps)
1. 1-Dale Blaney[4] ; 2. 10-Carl Bowser[2] ; 3. 40-Caleb Helms[3] ; 4. 49H-Bradley Howard[5] ; 5. 5QB-Quentin Blonde[6] ; 6. 19Z-Douglas Zimmerman[1] ; 7. 27-Brad Lamberson[8] ; 8. 27Z-Sean Zemunik[7]
Heat 4, Group D - (8 Laps)
1. 1080-Jordan Mackison[1] ; 2. 2M-Dustin Daggett[3] ; 3. 60-Kory Crabtree[2] ; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah[4] ; 5. 11R-Chase Ridenour[5] ; 6. 23-Russel Borland[8] ; 7. 51-Roger Campbell[6] ; 8. 7-Joe Swanson[7]
Dash 1 - (6 Laps)
1. 21-Cap Henry[1] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[2] ; 3. 1-Dale Blaney[7] ; 4. 10-Carl Bowser[3] ; 5. 70-Danny Holtgraver[6] ; 6. 10H-Chad Kemenah[5] ; 7. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[4] ; 8. 2M-Dustin Daggett[8]
B-Main 1 - (12 Laps)
1. 12-Daniel Harding[1] ; 2. 23-Russel Borland[9] ; 3. 95-Hunter Mackison[5] ; 4. 27-Brad Lamberson[8] ; 5. 25M-Ken Mackey[4] ; 6. 19-Joe Kubiniec[2] ; 7. 19Z-Douglas Zimmerman[3] ; 8. 27K-Bradley Wickham[10] ; 9. 7-Joe Swanson[7] ; 10. 51-Roger Campbell[6] ; 11. 81-Lee Jacobs[11] ; 12. 27Z-Sean Zemunik[12]
A-Main 1 - (30 Laps)
1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[2] ; 2. 70-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser[10] ; 4. 10H-Chad Kemenah[6] ; 5. 97-Dean Jacobs[17] ; 6. 21-Cap Henry[1] ; 7. 23c-Tyler Courtney[9] ; 8. 10-Carl Bowser[4] ; 9. 12-Daniel Harding[21] ; 10. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[7] ; 11. 49H-Bradley Howard[14] ; 12. 2M-Dustin Daggett[8] ; 13. 23-Russel Borland[18] ; 14. 11R-Chase Ridenour[20] ; 15. 27-Brad Lamberson[22] ; 16. 40-Caleb Helms[13] ; 17. 60-Kory Crabtree[12] ; 18. 95-Hunter Mackison[23] ; 19. 7C-Taylor Ferns[16] ; 20. 57X-Andrew Palker[11] ; 21. 1-Dale Blaney[3] ; 22. 8M-TJ Michael[15] ; 23. 1080-Jordan Mackison[24] ; 24. 5QB-Quentin Blonde[19]
Current Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (7/3/2016):
1. Chad Kemenah: 2810
2. Dale Blaney: 2764
3. Sheldon Haudenschild: 2710
4. Cap Henry: 2634
5. Danny Holtgraver: 2606
6. Kraig Kinser: 2558
7. T.J. Michael: 2540
8. Lee Jacobs: 2406
9. Caleb Helms: 2378
10. Andrew Palker: 2190
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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Donny Schatz Makes It an Even Dozen with Badlands Win
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Donny Schatz Makes It an Even Dozen with Badlands Win
Saldana and Gravel finish second and third both nights
BRANDON, S.D. - July 3, 2016 - Donny Schatz made it an even dozen wins on Sunday night as he battled forward from a fifth place starting position and powered past Joey Saldana at Badlands Motor Speedway to score his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.
Schatz, who last stood in victory lane with his No. 15 Bad Boy Off Road/Chevrolet Performance team earlier this week at Rockford Speedway, won at Badlands with the Outlaws in 2015.
"I feel awesome," Schatz said. "It feels great to drive Tony Stewart's racecar. These guys are incredible at what they do."
The previous night's winner, Brad Sweet, kicked off the second night of the double-header at Badlands by taking the quick time award in qualifying with a lap of 10.924.
Saldana was the beneficiary in the Dash inversion draw and after winning the eight lap Dash race, started on the feature pole in his No. 83 Roth Motorsports car with Dusty Zomer on his outside.
Through the early laps of the feature, Zomer and Rico Abreu traded the second position through several laps as Saldana put distance on the field. Eventually, Abreu threw a slider on Zomer on lap five and took over the second spot as the drivers exited on to the front straight.
As Saldana began working his way through traffic, Abreu closed on the leader. Behind him, Schatz was making moves, passing Zomer for third on lap 16.
Past the halfway point, Saldana continued to work his way through traffic as Abreu and Schatz closed the distance. Abreu, who crashed the previous night while leading the feature, made his move on lap 24 with the slider through turns three and four. Abreu got side-by-side with Saldana but bounced off the wall and allowed Saldana to retake the spot. The next lap, Abreu had Saldana again, side-by-side on the front straight, but he jumped the cushion through turns one and two, giving Schatz an opening to take the second position.
With Schatz in second, it was less than a lap before he found his way around Saldana for the lead.
Through the remaining laps and one caution, Saldana tried to run down Schatz as David Gravel pulled into third with his No. 5 Big Game Treestands/CJB Motorsports car but Schatz pulled away to claim the win. Saldana and Gravel repeated their previous night's finish of second and third.
"We just haven't had the feel we've been looking for," Schatz said. "Every night we get closer to it. The racecar was really good on the bottom, middle and top, and that's why we were able to get through traffic the way we did. Hats off to this Tony Stewart, Bad Boy Off Road, Chevrolet Performance team. I'm just the lucky guy that gets to drive it."
Schatz extended his lead in the championship standings to 95 points over Sweet.
Saldana was disappointed in his finish following the feature, in which he led the first 26 laps, but admitted the weekend was a success for his team.
"It was a good solid weekend for us - two seconds," Saldana said. "We were close. I just kept running the top which killed my tires. We'll come back next week and hopefully do a better job."
Gravel, who claimed his 15th consecutive top-10 finish, said the final caution killed his momentum.
"We had a really, really good car there late in the race," Gravel said. "I just wish we didn't have a caution. It seemed like, this weekend, every time we had a caution, the tires aren't the same after that. We'll try to figure that part out. We were really, really good in that long green flag run. I thought we had something for those guys but we're happy with another podium."
Jason Sides, who battled Rico Abreu late for the fourth place position, scored the KSE Racing Hard Charger award after climbing five positions in the feature to finish in fifth.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series kicks off the 'Month of Money' this week as it heads to Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis. for the FVP Outlaws at Cedar Lake on Friday, July 8 and Saturday, July 9. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Cedar-Lake-Speedway.
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Badlands Motor Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz scored his 12th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season Sunday night - the most of any driver this season… David Gravel has fifteen straight top-ten finishes with the World of Outlaws… Gravel and Joey Saldana scored the same finishes both nights at Badlands Motor Speedway. A second for Saldana and third for Gravel… Jason Sides was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing five positions to finish in fifth… One night after a crash sent him to the hospital, Jason Johnson rebounded to take the quick time in the second qualifying flight.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Cory Mack; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Sides; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Tim Kaeding; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Mark Dobmeier; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Super Flow ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Dusty Zomer; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Jason Sides; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Aaron Reutzel.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 12 (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); 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 - 5 (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); 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); David Gravel - 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12, Tri-State Speedway on May 14, I-96 Speedway on June 6); 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); 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; Badlands Motor Speedway; Brandon, S.D.; July 3, 2016.
A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [5] [$10,000]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [1] [$5,000]; 3. 5-David Gravel [6] [$3,000]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu [4] [$2,700]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [10] [$2,500]; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman [7] [$2,200]; 7. 18-Ian Madsen [11] [$2,000]; 8. 3-Tim Kaeding [13] [$1,800]; 9. 82-Dusty Zomer [2] [$1,600]; 10. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [8] [$1,450]; 11. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [12] [$1,300]; 12. 49-Brad Sweet [9] [$1,200]; 13. 29-Kerry Madsen [15] [$1,100]; 14. 41-Jason Johnson [3] [$1,000]; 15. 7-Paul McMahan [14] [$950]; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart [16] [$900]; 17. 24-Terry McCarl [19] [$850]; 18. 2-Shane Stewart [18] [$750]; 19. 17A-Austin McCarl [24] [$725]; 20. O9-Matt Juhl [23] [$700]; 21. 19-Paige Polyak [20] [$700]; 22. 55-Aaron Reutzel [22] [$700]; 23. 15X-Joe Riedel [17] [$700]; 24. 25-Cory Mack [21] [$700]. Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana 1-26, Donny Schatz 27-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 7S-Jason Sides [+5]
Qualifying Flight #1 - 1. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.924; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen, 10.930; 3. 24R-Rico Abreu, 10.955; 4. 5-David Gravel, 11.038; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.064; 6. 82-Dusty Zomer, 11.075; 7. O9-Matt Juhl, 11.090; 8. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.120; 9. 3-Tim Kaeding, 11.209; 10. 55-Aaron Reutzel, 11.231; 11. 15X-Joe Riedel, 11.400; 12. 8-Casey Mack, 11.407; 13. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.466; 14. 24-Terry McCarl, 11.527; 15. 25X-Dylan Peterson, 11.529; 16. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.550; 17. 8B-Jack Croaker, 11.599; 18. 13-Clyde Knipp, 11.750; 19. 429-Robby Wolfgang, 11.846; 20. 96-Andy Caruana, 11.907;
Qualifying Flight #2 - 1. 41-Jason Johnson, 11.019; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman, 11.089; 3. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.106; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 11.221; 5. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.249; 6. 25-Cory Mack, 11.254; 7. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.282; 8. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 11.296; 9. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.343; 10. 17A-Austin McCarl, 11.353; 11. 5G-Dave Glennon, 11.394; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.420; 13. 9N-Wade Nygaard, 11.421; 14. 19-Paige Polyak, 11.453; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 11.524; 16. 14-Jody Rosenboom, 11.532; 17. 9Z-Jared Goerges, 11.532; 18. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 11.803; 19. 20A-Jordan Adams, 11.943; 20. 1D-Justin Henderson, nt
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 24R-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 4. 3-Tim Kaeding [5]; 5. 15X-Joe Riedel [6]; 6. O9-Matt Juhl [4]; 7. 25X-Dylan Peterson [8]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [7]; 9. 429-Robby Wolfgang [10]; 10. 8B-Jack Croaker [9]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 82-Dusty Zomer [3]; 2. 5-David Gravel [2]; 3. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [1]; 5. 24-Terry McCarl [7]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [8]; 7. 8-Casey Mack [6]; 8. 96-Andy Caruana [10]; 9. 13-Clyde Knipp [9]; 10. 55-Aaron Reutzel [5]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [2]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 5. 2-Shane Stewart [5]; 6. 9N-Wade Nygaard [7]; 7. 17B-Ryan Bickett [8]; 8. 20A-Jordan Adams [10]; 9. 9Z-Jared Goerges [9]; 10. 5G-Dave Glennon [6]
Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 5. 19-Paige Polyak [7]; 6. 25-Cory Mack [3]; 7. 17A-Austin McCarl [5]; 8. 14-Jody Rosenboom [8]; 9. 101-Chuck McGillivray [9]
Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [4]; 2. 82-Dusty Zomer [3]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu [1]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 6. 5-David Gravel [7]; 7. 9-Daryn Pittman [8]; 8. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [6]
C-Main - (8 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the Last Chance Showdown) - 1. 8B-Jack Croaker [1] [-]; 2. 9Z-Jared Goerges [2] [-]; 3. 101-Chuck McGillivray [4] [$150]; 4. 429-Robby Wolfgang [5] [$150]; 5. 13-Clyde Knipp [3] [$150]; 6. 20A-Jordan Adams [6] [$125]; 7. 96-Andy Caruana [7] [$125]; 8. 1D-Justin Henderson [8] [$125]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 25-Cory Mack [2] [-]; 2. 55-Aaron Reutzel [3] [-]; 3. O9-Matt Juhl [1] [-]; 4. 17A-Austin McCarl [4] [-]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [7] [$300]; 6. 25X-Dylan Peterson [9] [$250]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [11] [$225]; 8. 9N-Wade Nygaard [8] [$200]; 9. 14-Jody Rosenboom [12] [$200]; 10. 17B-Ryan Bickett [10] [$200]; 11. 8B-Jack Croaker [13] [$200]; 12. 5G-Dave Glennon [6] [$200]; 13. 8-Casey Mack [5] [$200]; 14. 9Z-Jared Goerges [14] [$200]
PAUCH, JR. AND LAUBACH WIN 358 MODIFIED FEATURES AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
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New Egypt Speedway
Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
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COMING EVENTS:
Saturday 7/9 – Bike Night - 358 Modifieds, Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints, and Sportsman. Plus, legendary drivers on hand.
4:00 p.m. – Pit gates open
5:00 p.m. – Grandstand gates open
6:00 p.m. – Hot laps start
7:00 p.m. – Racing starts
Saturday 7/16 – No Racing
PAUCH, JR. AND LAUBACH WIN 358 MODIFIED FEATURES AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
New Egypt, NJ (July 3, 2016) – On Military Heroes Twin Twenties Night at New Egypt Speedway, Billy Pauch, Jr. and Rick Laubach were the winners in the 358 Modified features. Ryan Godown topped the field in the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprint main event. Brandon Grosso scored the win in the Crate Sportsman feature.
As the first 20-lap feature for the 358 Modifieds began, Ryan Krachun jumped out to the front with Chad Barney and Chris Grbac next in line. With five circuits completed, Krachun was still in command with Barney, Mike Butler, Grbac and fourteenth place starting Billy Pauch, Jr in tow. At the halfway point, Krachun had built a comfortable lead over Barney with Pauch, Jr. in third. With only five tours remaining, Krachun was approaching lap traffic when the second caution of the contest occurred for a slowing Steve Davis on the backstretch and Grbac stopping in the fourth corner. The third yellow flag appearance of the contest occurred on the ensuing restart as two simultaneous incidents took place and involved several drivers including the second place running Barney. With Pauch, Jr. now in the runner-up spot, the green flag waved and Krachun lost two positions as Pauch, Jr. ascended to the front with Dominick Buffalino motoring into second. Pauch, Jr. was pulling from the pack when the final caution took place with only one revolution remaining. On the final restart, Buffalino tried to wrestle the lead from Pauch, Jr. but was repelled as Pauch, Jr. raced to his third victory of the season at New Egypt Speedway. Buffalino finished in second. Ryan Godown came from fifteenth to score a third place finish. Ryan Krachun crossed the finish line in fourth but was disqualified for being light at the scales. David Van Horn was awarded fourth and fifth went to John McClelland.
With an inversion of the top fourteen finishers in the first feature, polesitter Rick Laubach grabbed the lead and Mike Butler took the runner-up spot as the second 20-lap 358 Modified feature got underway. With a quarter of the contest in the books, the top two of Laubach and Butler remained in order. On lap ten, Willie Osmun worked his way by Butler to gain second just before a multicar tangle took place. Following two more caution periods and nine laps remaining, Laubach was still in charge with Danny Bouc in second and Osmun in third. As Laubach was pulling away, Bouc and Osmun were in the process of swapping second place several times with Ryan Godown and Billy Pauch, Jr. just behind them. Laubach’s comfortable edge disappeared when the final caution period occurred with only one lap left. On the final restart, Laubach maintained his advantage and collected his sixteenth career victory at New Egypt Speedway. Second place was seized by Osmun. Bouc barely nosed out Godown to finish in third. With Godown finishing fourth, Billy Pauch, Jr. took fifth. Chris Grbac, Rick Laubach and PJ Oliver won the 358 Modified heat races.
In the main event for the Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints, Ryan Godown collected his second checkered flag in the division. Brian Spencer took the lead as the 20-lap event started. Spencer held the lead until Godown took over on the eighth circuit. Godown, who has only three starts in the class, would lead the rest of the way to capture the win. Spencer wound up in second with Bobby Butler finishing in third. Rich Mellor was fourth with Wayne Weaver finishing in fifth. The Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints qualifying contests were taken by Ryan Godown and Brian Spencer.
For the second week in a row, Brandon Grosso triumphed in the 20-lap Crate Sportsman feature. Shawn Ratchford set the pace for the opening nine tours before Chuckles Stone advanced to the lead. Grosso, who started the race in fifteenth, diced his way past Stone for the top spot on the eleventh lap. Stone’s strong run resulted in a second place finish. Third place was taken by Steve Hicks. Jeremy Martino was fourth. Rookie Kyle Kania came from his twentieth place start to finish in fifth. Jeremy Martino, Adam Cox and Chuckles Stone were victorious in the heat races for the Crate Sportsman. The consolation event was captured by Connor King.
Bike Night, presented by Discount Crowd Control, takes place on Saturday, July 9 at New Egypt Speedway. The racing agenda includes the 358 Modifieds, Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints and Sportsman. Kids will be eligible to win a free bike. Plus, Discount Crowd Control and Dill Motorsports will be giving away a new 2016 Yamaha dirt racing bike. All fans arriving to the speedway via motorcycle will receive half price general admission. Racing legends will be on hand on this night as well with an autograph session scheduled for the intermission break. Competitors can begin to enter the pits at 4:00 p.m. and the spectator gates open at 5:00 p.m. Warm-ups start at 6:00 p.m. and the first green flag waves at 7:00 p.m. Admission to the grandstand is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors 65 and older, $10 for teens 12-15, $10 for military personal and their spouses with ID, and no charge for children 11 and under. Pit admission is $30 with a New Egypt Speedway license and $40 with no license.
New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from roast beef sandwiches to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
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NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – SATURDAY, JULY 2, 2016
358 Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Chris Grbac 2. Brian Roemer 3. Mike Butler 4. Billy Pauch, Jr. 5. Willie Osmun 6. Dominick Buffalino
Heat 2 - 1. Rick Laubach 2. Chad Barney 3. Ryan Krachun 4. David Van Horn 5. Andrew Bohn 6. Doug Ostwald
Heat 3 - 1. PJ Oliver 2. Bryan Kuhl 3. Lou Cicconi 4. Ryan Godown 5. Clay Butler 6. Jimmy Horton
358 MODIFIEDS - 20 LAPS FEATURE #1
1. BILLY PAUCH, JR. 2. Dominick Buffalino 3. Ryan Godown 4. David Van Horn 5. John McClelland 6. PJ Oliver 7. Jimmy Horton 8. Danny Bouc 9. Tad Cox 10. Willie Osmun 11. Andrew Bohn 12. Kevin Vaclavicek 13. Mike Butler 14. Rick Laubach 15. Steve Davis 16. Clay Butler 17. DJ Ruppert 18. Chad Barney 19. Chris Grbac 20. Bryan Kuhl 21. Brian Roemer 22. Lou Cicconi 23. Doug Ostwald
DQ: Ryan Krachun (Light)
358 MODIFIEDS - 20 LAPS FEATURE #2
1. RICK LAUBACH 2. Willie Osmun 3. Danny Bouc 4. Ryan Godown 5. Billy Pauch, Jr. 6. David Van Horn 7. Tad Cox 8. Ryan Krachun 9. Dominick Buffalino 10. Andrew Bohn 11. Mike Butler 12. DJ Ruppert 13. Jimmy Horton 14. Clay Butler 15. Steve Davis 16. Chad Barney 17. John McClelland 18. PJ Oliver 19. Kevin Vaclavicek 20. Lou Cicconi 21. Doug Ostwald
DNS: Brian Roemer, Bryan Kuhl, Chris Grbac
Burlington County Overhead Door NEWS Sprints
Heat 1 - 1. Ryan Godown 2. Lee Nardelli 3. Lou Cicconi 4. Heidi Heddin 5. Al Cheney 6. Chris Moll
Heat 2 - 1. Brian Spencer 2. Bobby Butler 3. Rich Mellor 4. Wayne Weaver 5. Johnny Cornell 6. Drew Richmond
BURLINGTON COUNTY OVERHEAD DOOR NEWS SPRINTS - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. RYAN GODOWN 2. Brian Spencer 3. Bobby Butler 4. Rich Mellor 5. Wayne Weaver 6. Lou Cicconi 7. Lee Nardelli 8. Al Cheney 9. Chris Moll 10. Heidi Heddin 11. Johnny Cornell
DNS: Drew Richmond
Crate Sportsman
Heat 1 - 1. Jeremy Martino 2. Ebby Ridge 3. Dan Fleming 4. Brandon Grosso 5. Dakota Kessler 6. Billy Osmun, III
Heat 2 - 1. Adam Cox 2. Frank Dorry 3. Ryan Simmons 4. John Criscione 5. Robbie Dunn 6. Jason Bittner
Heat 3 - 1. Chuckles Stone 2. Steve Hicks 3. John Aumick 4. Tom Tanner 5. Shawn Ratchford 6. Jason Dunn
Consolation - 1. Connor King 2. Kyle Kania 3. Johnny Bangs 4. Joe Nappi 5. Alonzo Morales 6. Aaron Weaver
CRATE SPORTSMAN - 20 LAPS FEATURE
1. BRANDON GROSSO 2. Chuckles Stone 3. Steve Hicks 4. Jeremy Martino 5. Kyle Kania 6. Dan Fleming 7. Billy Osmun, III 8. John Aumick 9. Adam Cox 10. Ebby Ridge 11. Dakota Kessler 12. Jason Dunn 13. Connor King 14. John Criscione 15. Johnny Bangs 16. Alonzo Morales 17. Robbie Dunn 18. Frank Dorry 19. Tom Tanner 20. Shawn Ratchford 21. Ryan Simmons 22. Jason Bittner 23. Joe Nappi 24. Aaron Weaver
DNQ: Matt Knaub, Joe Reid
OKERSON HOLDS OFF BLEWETT FOR WALL MODIFIED WIN SATURDAY
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WALL TOWNSHIP, N.J. July 2, 2016 ~ Four time Downs Ford Modified driving champion Chas Okerson of Freehold held off Howell’s Jimmy Blewett Saturday night at Wall Stadium Speedway to win the Independence weekend 40-lap main event. It was Okerson’s first win of the season and the 17th of his Modified career.
Okerson jumped to the lead early with Chris Reynolds of Howell, Jackson’s Jason Treat and Howell’s Ken Woolley each taking turns early to run second. Meanwhile Blewett was charging from the rear of the field and arrived in the runner-up spot on the 13th circuit.
The final 27 laps of the contest offered a constant fight for the lead. On several occasions cautions for minor incidents slowed the action and lined Okerson and Blewett side-by-side on the front row for the restart. Okerson was able to slip back into the on every one. Woolley crossed the finish line third with Brick’s Shawna Ingraham and Jackson’s Steven Reed completing the top five.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been here,” Okerson said referring to the fact that his last win came in May 2015. “Actually I was happy to see some lapped traffic in the closing laps of the race. I thought that might help me put distance between and Jimmy. I also want to dedicate this win to our family’s Aunt Weezer. She passed away recently and we all really miss her.”
The Surfside Collision 4 Cylinder Stocks were in the spotlight in twin 25-lap main events with Mike Carr of Wall taking the win in the first contest in his first ever race in the division. Wall’s TJ Graves, Todd Pilla of Beachwood, Brick’s Jason Lane and Darianne McLaren of Edison wrapped up the top five. Darren Burdge of Jackson won the second 4 Cylinder Stock 25-lapper over Mike Lavery of Orangeburg, N.Y., Pilla, Lane and McLaren.
Kenny Van Wickle of Manasquan ended a bad luck streak by winning his first 30-lap Snap On Sportsman main event of the year. Matt Langbein of Laurence Harbor slipped into second in the closing laps with Dom Fattarusso of Brick, Howell’s Kevin Davison and Jarrett DeGiantomasso finishing third through fifth.
Kevin Nowak of Medford, N.Y. won the 25-lap main event for the Green Flag Driving Experience Legend Cars beating friend and fellow New Yorker Richie Davidowitz to the finish line. Louie Keraitis of Toms River was third, with Howell’s Robert French and Malcolm Campbell of Eatontown finishing fourth and fifth.
Cole Ormsbee of Wall won his second Elite Maintenance Limited Late Model 25-lapper of the year over Bayville’s Mike Tillett, Beachwood’s Bill Vanderveen, Jackson’s Glen Conk and Michelle Moorman of Beachwood.
Stock car racing continues this Saturday night (July 9) as the speedway presents Snap On Tools night. On the track the Modifieds will return in a 40-lap main event, the Snap On Sportsman cars will compete in a 50-lapper, the O’Shea’s Auto Repair Factory Stocks and the 4 Cylinder Stocks will battle in 25-lappers and a special Mechanics Race will be presented. Grandstand seating opens at 5:00 p.m., qualifying starts at 5:45 p.m. and feature racing begins at 7:00 p.m.
The complete regular season schedule, which runs on Saturday nights through the end of September, is available at wallspeedwayracing.com as are the rules and regulations for all divisions. Post-season events, the “Spooky Spectacular” in October and the Thanksgiving weekend “Turkey Derby,” are also being planned.
Wall Stadium is located on Route 34 in Wall Township, N.J., just one mile north of Garden State Parkway exit 98 and Interstate 195 exit 35B. The speedway hotline number is 732-681-6400, the website is wallspeedwayracing.com and email address is CKMotorsports@aol.com.
MODIFIED FEATURE 40 Laps – 1. CHAS OKERSON, FREEHOLD, 2. Jimmy Blewett, 3. Ken Woolley, 4. Shawna Ingraham, 5. Steven Reed, 6. Ken Matlach, 7. Justin Gumley, 8. Trevor Alspach, 9. Jason Treat, 10. Zack Alspach, 11. Shaun Carrig, 12. Derek Hopkinson, 13. Ron Frees, 14. Ed Delage, 15. Andrew Krause, 16. Robby Walton, 17. Chris Reynolds, 18. Eric Mauriello
1ST 4 CYLINDER FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. MIKE CARR, WALL, 2. TJ Graves, 3. Todd Pilla, 4. Jason Lane, 5. Darianne McLaren, 6. Darren Burdge, 7. Mike Lavery, 8. Brian Osborn, 9. Mike Mee, 10. Randy Hart, 11. Richard Smith, 12. Fred Cannock
2ND 4 CYLINDER FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. DARREN BURDGE, JACKSON, 2. Lavery, 3. Pilla, 4. Lane, 5. McLaren, 6. Osborn, 7. Smith, 8. Cannock, 9. Graves, 10. Hart, 11. Mee
SPORTSMAN FEATURE – 30 Laps – 1. KENNY VAN WICKLE, MANASQUAN, 2. Matt Langbein, 3. Dom Fattarusso, 4. Kevin Davison, 5. Jarrett DeGiantomasso, 6. Blake Barney, 7. Larry Thompson, 8. Jimmy Wolcott, 9. Jason Caruso, 10. Ricky Collins, 11. Dave Bailey, 12. Tyler Truex, 13. Roland DeMartino, 14. Eric Lane, 15. Joe Cocca, 16. Robert Sutphin, 17. Shanon Mongeau, 18. Brian Doyle, Robert Vassilatos
LEGEND CARS FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. KEVIN NOWAK, MEDFORD, NY, 2. Richie Davidowitz, 3. Louie Keraitis, 4. Robert French, 5. Malcolm Campbell, 6. Vinny Troia, 7. Jim Sylvester, 8. Nick Van Wickle, 9. Peter Bruno, 10. Chris Gall, 11. James Van Wickle, 12. Thomas Stavola, 12 Roger Nickerson
LIMITED LATE MODEL FEATURE – 25 Laps – 1. COLE ORMSBEE, WALL, 2. Mike Tillett, 3. Bill Vanderveen, 4. Glen Conk, 5. Michelle Moorman, 6. Brian Doyle, 7. Greg Gastelu, 8. Howie Conk, 9. Andy Gamble
