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Sheldon Haudenschild Holds Off Dale Blaney for Arctic Cat All Star Victory at Hartford Speedway,
Inaugural Dirty 30 On Deck
HARTFORD, Michigan (July 2, 2016) - Wooster, Ohio’s Sheldon Haudenschild held off one of the best in the business for 25 laps on Saturday night, July 2, at Hartford Speedway, clinching a tenth career Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions victory and his first ever at the Hartford, Michigan, half-mile. The pilot of the Southern Pacific Farms/No. 93 started from the pole position and led every lap of the “King of Michigan” program, holding off fellow front row starter Dale Blaney and recently crowned Ohio Sprint Speedweek presented by Cometic Gasket champion Chad Kemenah at the final checkers. Haudenschild’s Arctic Cat All Star victory, the fourth of his 2016 campaign, was worth $5,000.
“Bonzai Bruns and Zach Ames have this car rolling right now,” Haudenschild explained. “That makes my job a lot easier. That track was awesome tonight. It feels really good to have four wins in one season. I don’t think we’ve ever done that before. We’ll take this one and move on from here.”
Clean air and momentum were key elements in Haudenschild’s dominate performance at the front of the field. A perfect jump during the opening green flag allowed Haudenschild to establish both, all while utilizing the very topside of the speedway. Dale Blaney would settle into second, followed by Bloomington, Indiana’s Kraig Kinser at the completion of lap one.
By lap five, Haudenschild worked to a sizeable lead over Dale Blaney and Kraig Kinser, only to lose that advantage due to a caution on lap six. Green flag conditions resumed with Haudenschild returning to the topside of the speedway. The distance separating Haudenschild and Blaney returned to a half-straightaway, only to be halted once more for a caution on lap ten.
Dale Blaney’s strongest challenge to overtake the top spot occurred during the lap ten restart when the defending Arctic Cat All Star champion dived to the bottom of turn one in an attempt to slide in front of Haudenschild. Haudenschild used momentum to power back around Blaney at the exit of turn two, ultimately resetting his familiar pace at the front of the running order.
Haudenschild and Blaney reached traffic for the first and only time on lap 15, each having to negotiate slower cars for three circuits before caution conditions appeared again on lap 18. In the meantime, Danny Holtgraver worked his way to third in the running order from fifth, tracked by sixth row starter Chad Kemenah.
One last caution halted the feature field on lap 21, resulting in a last-ditch effort for Dale Blaney. Unfortunately for Blaney, his efforts were not threatening, maintaining second at the exit of turn two. Sheldon Haudenschild went on to win the “King of Michigan” program featuring the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. Dale Blaney finished second, followed by Chad Kemenah from 12th, Randy Hannagan, and Danny Holtgraver.
“I saw Dale (Blaney) get below me there in one and two,” Haudenschild said. “I knew I would have to get to the top a little quicker during any other restarts. I think clean air really helped us, but I wasn’t afraid of the slower cars. I feel like I would have worked through them, maybe even a little bit better than Dale. I had a really good car and I feel like I could have raced it anywhere. I just never had to go to the bottom. We’re excited to try again tomorrow.”
Tony Stewart Presents the Inaugural Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Michigan, will wrap up Independence Day weekend for the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions. It will be the final Michigan appearance of the 2016 season for the Arctic Cat All Stars, awarding a $5,000 winner’s share after 30 laps of green flag competition. In addition, the UMP super late models will also be on the Dirty 30 agenda competing for a $1,500 top prize. The evening will conclude with a holiday fireworks display.
Dirty 30 at I-96 Speedway pit gates are scheduled to swing open at 2:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, July 3. Main stands will open at 3, with the Tony Stewart autograph session beginning at 4:30. Arctic Cat All Star hot laps are slated for 7. More news and information will be released later in the week. For more news and information, visit I-96 Speedway on the Web at www.i96speedway.com.
Contingency Awards/Results - Hartford Speedway - Saturday, July 2, 2016:
Event: “King of Michigan”
EMi Driver’s Meeting: 33 Entries
State Water Heaters Warm-Ups: Dallas Hewitt - 16.510 seconds
Lincoln Electric Fast Qualifier: Randy Hannagan - 16.873 seconds
Kistler Racing Products Heat #1: Dallas Hewitt
All Pro Aluminum Cylinder Heads Heat #2: Danny Holtgraver
Hunt Brothers Pizza Heat #3: Bill Balog
Daido Engine Bearings Heat #4: Hunter Schuerenberg
JE Pistons Dash: Sheldon Haudenschild
Daido Engine Bearings Main Event Winner: Sheldon Haudenschild
MSD Performance Hard Charger Award: Russel Borland (+10)
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 5th Place Finisher: Danny Holtgraver
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 10th Place Finisher: Hunter Schuerenberg
Outback Steakhouse A-Main 15th Place Finisher: Taylor Ferns (16th)
(Lincoln Electric, Daido Engine Bearings, MSD Performance, Outback Steakhouse; Need decal to qualify for contingency award)
Qualifying
1.11N-Randy Hannagan, 16.873; 2.11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.915; 3.1-Dale Blaney, 16.934; 4.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 16.998; 5.21-Cap Henry, 17.012; 6.70-Danny Holtgraver, 17.177; 7.71H-Brad Lamberson, 17.205; 8.10H-Chad Kemenah, 17.285; 9.17B-Bill Balog, 17.285; 10.11R-Chase Ridenour, 17.287; 11.7C-Taylor Ferns, 17.313; 12.7K-Dallas Hewitt, 17.426; 13.10-Carl Bowser, 17.475; 14.8M-TJ Michael, 17.527; 15.51-Roger Campbell, 17.534; 16.2M-Dustin Daggett, 17.643; 17.57X-Andrew Palker, 17.665; 18.20N-Hunter Schuerenberg, 17.669; 19.40-Caleb Helms, 17.674; 20.60-Kory Crabtree, 17.693; 21.19-Joe Kubiniec, 17.738; 22.12-Daniel Harding, 17.834; 23.25M-Ken Mackey, 17.871; 24.1A-Mark Aldrich, 17.940; 25.35R-Ronnie Blair, 17.968; 26.23-Russel Borland, 18.006; 27.7-Joe Swanson, 18.104; 28.38-DJ Foos, 18.127; 29.1080-Jordan Mackison, 18.314; 30.95-Hunter Mackison, 18.380; 31.49H-Bradley Howard, 18.510; 32.19M-Brett Mann, 99.040; 33.81-Lee Jacobs, 99.480;
Heat 1, Group A - (8 Laps)
1. 7K-Dallas Hewitt[1] ; 2. 21-Cap Henry[4] ; 3. 11R-Chase Ridenour[2] ; 4. 12-Daniel Harding[6] ; 5. 71H-Brad Lamberson[3] ; 6. 10-Carl Bowser[5] ; 7. 23-Russel Borland[7] ; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard[8]
Heat 2, Group B - (8 Laps)
1. 70-Danny Holtgraver[2] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[3] ; 3. 11K-Kraig Kinser[4] ; 4. 60-Kory Crabtree[5] ; 5. 7C-Taylor Ferns[1] ; 6. 25M-Ken Mackey[6] ; 7. 7-Joe Swanson[7] ; 8. 1080-Jordan Mackison[8]
Heat 3, Group C - (8 Laps)
1. 17B-Bill Balog[2] ; 2. 11N-Randy Hannagan[4] ; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah[3] ; 4. 40-Caleb Helms[6] ; 5. 8M-TJ Michael[1] ; 6. 51-Roger Campbell[5] ; 7. 35R-Ronnie Blair[7] ; 8. 95-Hunter Mackison[8]
Heat 4, Group D - (8 Laps)
1. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[1] ; 2. 1-Dale Blaney[4] ; 3. 2M-Dustin Daggett[3] ; 4. 57X-Andrew Palker[2] ; 5. 81-Lee Jacobs[8] ; 6. 38-DJ Foos[7] ; 7. 19-Joe Kubiniec[5] ; 8. 1A-Mark Aldrich[6]
Dash 1 - (6 Laps)
1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[1] ; 2. 1-Dale Blaney[2] ; 3. 21-Cap Henry[3] ; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser[6] ; 5. 70-Danny Holtgraver[7] ; 6. 11N-Randy Hannagan[8] ; 7. 71H-Brad Lamberson[4] ; 8. 17B-Bill Balog[5]
B-Main 1 - (12 Laps)
1. 10-Carl Bowser[1] ; 2. 38-DJ Foos[9] ; 3. 25M-Ken Mackey[4] ; 4. 23-Russel Borland[7] ; 5. 51-Roger Campbell[2] ; 6. 35R-Ronnie Blair[6] ; 7. 1A-Mark Aldrich[5] ; 8. 49H-Bradley Howard[12] ; 9. 19-Joe Kubiniec[3] ; 10. 7-Joe Swanson[8] ; 11. 1080-Jordan Mackison[10] ; 12. 95-Hunter Mackison[11]
A-Main 1 - (25 Laps)
1. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[1] ; 2. 1-Dale Blaney[2] ; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah[12] ; 4. 11N-Randy Hannagan[6] ; 5. 70-Danny Holtgraver[5] ; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser[4] ; 7. 21-Cap Henry[3] ; 8. 12-Daniel Harding[14] ; 9. 2M-Dustin Daggett[13] ; 10. 20N-Hunter Schuerenberg[10] ; 11. 60-Kory Crabtree[15] ; 12. 11R-Chase Ridenour[11] ; 13. 40-Caleb Helms[16] ; 14. 23-Russel Borland[24] ; 15. 17B-Bill Balog[8] ; 16. 7C-Taylor Ferns[18] ; 17. 10-Carl Bowser[21] ; 18. 81-Lee Jacobs[20] ; 19. 7K-Dallas Hewitt[9] ; 20. 49H-Bradley Howard[25] ; 21. 38-DJ Foos[22] ; 22. 8M-TJ Michael[19] ; 23. 71H-Brad Lamberson[7] ; 24. 57X-Andrew Palker[17] ; 25. 25M-Ken Mackey[23]
Current Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions Standings (7/2/2016):
1. Chad Kemenah: 2668
2. Dale Blaney: 2656
3. Sheldon Haudenschild: 2560
4. Cap Henry: 2496
5. Danny Holtgraver: 2460
6. T.J. Michael: 2434
7. Kraig Kinser: 2414
8. Lee Jacobs: 2326
9. Caleb Helms: 2260
10. Andrew Palker: 2080
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 - Justin Mills Simply Magnificent In Dominating Win In VetStock Firecracker 100 At Hamlin Speedway
By: Steve Pados, GA Motorsports Media
The Fourth of July weekend found the Hamlin Speedway swinging back into racing action after being dark and silent for a week of rest and relaxation. The hard working promotional team of Denise and Randy Smith was ready for the onslaught of 118 race cars and the standing room only crowd that arrived at the speedway. The management and staff at the Hamlin Speedway put forth a superlative effort and produced another great evening of racing in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The eight feature card was sponsored by Hollywood Towing from Middletown, New York and the S&S Speedways located in Snydersville, Pennsylvania. The results were spectacular and the fans and drivers put forth a great effort to raise money for the VetStock Veterans Group in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
The standing room only crowd witnessed an eight feature event card with the VetStock Firecracker 100 lap feature for the All Star Slingshots being the showcased event of the evening. Bloomingburg, New York resident "The High Side Hustler" Justin Mills was at the top of his game as he dominated the Hollywood Towing & Auto and S&S Speedways sponsored VetStock Firecracker 100 event by leading every lap to capture the more than $1,200.00 in prize money plus contingencies. "Bad" Chad Sandt was flawless in performance as he worked the speedway cushion to perfection in recording his first win of the 2016 season in the Wingless 600 Sprint finale. Jared Silfee made a profound statement as he drove through the field to capture his third win of the season in the Junior Slingshot feature attraction. Former track champion Nunzi Allegrucci returned to Hamlin for the first time in 2016 was all business as he wired the field and roared away to his first win of the season. "The Ambassador" Wes Hearn was in top form as he wired the field on his way to his eighth consecutive win in the Super Slinger feature. "The Wild Child" Geordan Marrero became the first driver in the Rookie 600 Sprints to capture his second win of the season and the second Rookie 600 Sprint feature was captured by first time competitor Lavar Scott as the Carney Point, New Jersey racer led all of the way to claim his first ever Hamlin triumph. "The Nickel Man" Joel Smith was on rails in the last portion of the Hampton RV and Trailer Sales Stage One Modified feature attraction as he overcame the lead of the "Sunshine Gypsy" Charlie Bodine to score his first win of the season. When the racing action was completed, the highs and lows of victory and defeat came to light but for all of the competitors, each and everyone of them should be applauded for their fine efforts on an evening where giving back meant as much as the thrill of victory. The VetStock event headed up by S&S Speedways, Hollywood Towing & Auto, Hamlin Speedway and the Rode Racing, put forth a solid effort that saw a good sum of dollars raised for the locally based charitable organization
Fast timers Justin Mills and Tyler Peet brought the 33-car starting field down for the start of the VetStock Firecracker 100 event. Mills had the hot ticket and was quick and showed it early on by racing out front with a gaggle of hot rodders chasing him down for real estate. Early skirmishes slowed the pace a bit but once the racers found their grooves the results were more than worth the price of an admission ticket as the racing throughout the field was incredible. Mills led through the first fifty laps when a break was taken for the racers to recharge and replenish their race cars. At the end of the first fifty laps it was Mills, Wes Hearn, Brett Bieber, Dale Kober and Chris Kurtz being shown as the top five.
As the race restarted for the second fifty, it was Mills again racing out front with Hearn faltering a bit and Brett Bieber making his bid to win the event. Samantha Muller, who was running ninth, had some problems under the hood of her racer ending her fine efforts for the evening. The jockeying for position behind Mills was incredible but each time a burst of speedway from Mills allowed him to remain at the top of the heap. Mills got very close to a track record as he clicked off a 13.076 lap to challenge closely the one lap mark of 13.024 set two years ago by Trevor LaBagh. Mills was in the zone as he was consistent with his strong lap times that ranged from his fast time of 13.076 to the 13.250 mark. Bieber and Kober also turned up the wick as they were turning laps in the 13.2 to 13.4 range.
There was no stopping Mills in this great run for the roses as he raced to a sweet and rewarding win over Brett Bieber, Dale Kober, Tyler Pirone and Mike McLaughlin. Sixth through tenth were Wes Hearn, Russell Benke, Chris Kurtz, Kyle Herve and Josh Marcus. David Burns, Nick Vinciguerra, Tyler Peet, Ryan Neiger and Roger Collins completed the top fifteen.
Seventeen drivers completed all 100 laps of the event.
In 270 Sprint action, the returning Nunzi Allegrucci grabbed the lead at the opening bell and led all of the way to capture his first victory at Hamlin in quite some time.through the first seven laps. Brittany Erlsten found a fast seam on the raceway to record her own great run for runner-up honors. Paul Richards Jr, Glenn Macomber, Kyle Ferrucci, Tyler Galatro and the returning Don Schmidt completed the field.
Chad Sandt powered into the lead at the start of the 600 Sprint main just as quickly had Joel Smith and Louie Horvath breathing down his tailpipes. The trio raced away from the field for a few laps but attrition would bring the field back together for restarts. Sandt was spectacular racing to the top of the cushion while Smith and Horvath were glued to the baseline of the speedway. A restart on lap-18 for the spinning Chad VanHorn brought the field together for one last restart. Sandt raced to the top of the raceway while Smith pulled even in turn one but got into the turn a bit hot and spun out. The restart found Sandt racing the final two laps while holding off a determined Sam Kravitsky to capture his first win of the season at Hamlin. Kravitsky was second in the Thornton owned race car followed by Danny Buccafusca, Joseph Smith and JD Casazza. The second five found the returning Steven Gully, newcomer Wayne Scott Jr, newcomer Taylor Troxel, Joel Smith and Carmen Leggio Jr completing the top ten.
JJ Rice won a drag race over Hunter Lapp at the start of the Junior Slingshot finale to hustle into the lead. Rice was quick as he led through the first half of the feature. From sixth starting place, Jared Silfee was on the move as he one by one slipped past his competition into the runner-up slot. Silfee used an inside move to pull even and then drive by Rice who seemingly had slowed a bit off of the pace. Silfee was in command the remainder of the way to pick up his third win of the season. Cole Stangle used a late charge to wind up as the runner-up with Hunter Lapp third, Rice fourth and Shelby McLaughlin doing a great job for fifth. Tanner VanDoren, Tyler Banks, Ty Kelly, Adam Buchel and Jake Mason completed the top ten.
The Super Slingers racing action found Wes Hearn hustling out to a comfortable lead early in the event with early pressure coming from Dale Kober. After the midway point of the event, Hearn stretched his lead with 13.384 second laps and drove away to his eighth consecutive win in the division. Dale Kober was second with Roger Collins, Steve Pirone and Ryan Lacoe following.
Geordan Marrero took the lead on the first lap of the first of two Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint main events and led all of the way but had to hold off a determined effort by Mack Brink to become the first rookie driver to secure his second win of the season. Brink was second with Kyle Exley doing great work in third place, the returning Tim Bauer Fourth, and newcomer Brevan Rothermal rounding out the top five. Rothermal was a first time competitor at the speedway who got upside down in hot laps and made repairs to come back for a good finish in an extremely up and down night for the teenager from Blandon, Pennsylvania. Carmen Leggio Sr was sixth with Ron Bosga, and newcomer Savannah Leggio following.
Lavar Scott, who is a regular at Airport Speedway, gave the Hamlin Speedway a try and the results were fantastic as he grabbed the lead at the drop of the green flag and reeled off some 12.262 second laps to distance himself form the field and go on to capture his first ever win at Hamlin. Local star Noah Zielinski kept pace for runner-up honors with Mikey Smith, Jacob Balliet and Kevin Weiand completing the top five. Jakson Ring, JR Williams, Cody Powell and the returning Mark Berkenstock complete the field.
Charlie Bodine returned to Hamlin from his Florida residence and picked up a ride in the Smith Fabrication rental machine for the night of racing. Bodine showed he had not skipped a beat as he raced out to an early lead. Joel Smith broke free into the runner-up role and began trying to figure out a way around the high flying Bodine. On lap seventeen, Smith made his bid off of the baseline to pull even with Bodine and eventually slip past him and go on for his first win of the 2016 racing season. Bodine was the solid runner-up with Bill Dianella, Chloe Andreas and Damon Paul completing the top five. Cole Stangle, Will Casazza, Troy Langendoerfer, Janell Geary, Caitlin Henneforth, the returning John Lakatos and Evan Civick completed the list of finishers.
Pearl Jams:
Randy Smith had the speedway in impeccable condition as the multi-channeled facility was very racy throughout the evening and the Smith Crew can be proud of their efforts in keeping the speedway in top form and producing a great show for the fans.
The time trials for the 33 All Star Slingshots on hand found Justin Mills stopping the clocks at 14.115 seconds to lead all racers in the All Star Slingshots as he nipped Tyler Peet who timed at 14.183 seconds and Wes Hearn who timed at 14.192 seconds. Paul Richards Jr was top timer for the 270 Sprints with a 11.567 second time.
The heat racing action produced some great side by side battles with heat winners being Joel Smith, Chad Sandt and Louie Horvath in the 600 Sprints, Wes Hearn in the Super Slingers, Damon Paul and Joel Smith in the Stage One Modifieds. Cole Stangle, Shelby McLaughlin and Hunter Lapp recorded wins in the Junior Slingshots. Rookie Wingless 600 Sprint heat wins were claimed by Lavar Scott, Mack Brink and Jakson Ring.
Newcomers and returning drivers to the speedway included the racing Scott Family, Wayne Sr and Jr and Lavar, Mark Berkenstock, Nathan Smith, Brevan Rothermal, Taylor Troxel, Will Butler, Chad VanHorn, Steven Gully, and Tim Bauer in the 600 Sprints. Charlie Bodine and John Lakatos were new additions to the Stage One Modifieds. Nunzi Allegrucci and Don Schmidt were new additions to the 270 Sprints. The All Star Slingshot ranks swelled with big money on the line and the event brought back former regulars Corey Cormier, John Bockhorn, Daniel Morgiewicz, David Burns and Kyle Herve to the roster. Sarah Bohlin made her first ever appearance at the speedway and Marty Kelly rolled in from Vermont to do battle.
Once again the generous support from the racers and fans created the wonderful family atmosphere that exists at the Hamlin Speedway and this event proved to be another solid promotional effort for the VetStock Organization. A tip of the fedora goes out to Hollywood Towing & Auto, Hamlin Speedway, S&S Speedways, Allesson Rode and GA Motorsports Media in unison to market this great event and the racers and fan support was overwhelming and a huge thank you to everyone for their gracious support of the event including all of the sponsors who put up some hard earned dollars to sponsor every lap of the century long run.
Clock Drawing Raffle winners included Old Mill Pub ($100.00), Mary Lyn Williams ($100.00), Jessica Benke ($200.00), Olivia Mease ($100.00), Tim Krysiuk ($300.00), Pina Bennicoff ($100.00), Allison Stettler ($400.00), Glenn Spahr ($100.00), Kelsey Horvath ($500.00), Doreingos Oliveilla ($100.00), and Erin Burd ($1,000.00)
Some great prizes were offered up in the Chinese Auction and many happy fans walked home with some great gifts. A 50/50 auction from VetStock found John Madsen walking out of the speedway with $405.00.
The hard-charger award went to the returning "Big D" Daniel Morgiewicz as he made his first start of the season and passed thirteen cars on his way to 16th position after starting 29th. The $50.00 prize was sponsored by Vogel Designs. The hard-luck award went to Samantha Muller as she was sitting in a solid ninth place when her racer encountered some mechanical gremlins after the halfway mark that forced her to the sidelines. The award was sponsored by Ryan Smith Racing.
Ruth Hadley sang a stirring rendition of the National Anthem after a flag donated by the Rode Family was raised in the memory of Lester Marsh by members of the VetStock contingent headed up by Tommy Ryan.
The great evening of racing was brought to a bombastic conclusion with some rocking fireworks for the packed crowd on hand. The well-noted concession stand was kept extremely busy throughout the evening.
RESULTS:
All Star Slingshots: (VetStock Firecracker 100) Justin Mills, Brett Bieber, Dale Kober, Tyler Pirone, Mike McLaughlin, Wes Hearn, Russell Benke III, Chris Kurtz, Kyle Herve, Joshua Marcus, David Burns, Nick Vinciguerra, Tyler Peet, Ryan Neiger, Roger Collins, Daniel Morgiewicz, John Bockhorn, Sarah Bohlin, Samantha Muller, Vern McLaughlin, Steve Pirone, Austin Silfee, Tess Horvath, Anthony Recchio, Charlie Lawrence, Ashley Kober, Marty Kelly, Amanda Buchel, Corey Cormier, Alan Selemba, Taylor Mills, Alex Van Pelt, Ryan Davey
270cc Sprints: Nunzi Allegrucci, Brittany Erlsten, Paul Richards Jr, Glenn Macomber, Kyle Ferrucci, Tyler Galatro, Don Schmidt
600cc Wingless Sprints: Chad Sandt, Sam Kravitsky, Danny Buccafusca, Joseph Smith, JD Casazza, Steven Gully, Wayne Scott Jr, Taylor Troxel, Joel Smith, Carmen Leggio Jr, Dylan Martin, Colin White, Will Butler, Louie Horvath, Mick D'Agostino, Paul Richards Sr, Chad Van Horn, Chris Kurtz, Wayne Scott, Rick Calvert, Ryan Quackenbush
Hampton RV And Trailer Stage One Modifieds: Joel Smith, Charlie Bodine, Bill Dianella, Chloe Andreas, Damon Paul, Cole Stangle, Will Casazza, Troy Langendoerfer, Janell Geary, Caitlin Henneforth, John Lakatos, Evan Civick
Junior Slingshots: Jared Silfee, Cole Stangle, Hunter Lapp, JJ Rice, Shelby McLaughlin, Tanner VanDoren, Tyler Banks, Ty Kelly, Adam Buchel, Jake Mason, Emily Fleming, Jack Clancy, Tommy Stillo, James Costlow, John Velde, James Hendricks, Nathen Marold
Super Slingshots: Wes Hearn, Dale Kober, Roger Collins, Stevve Pirone, Ryan Lacoe
Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (1) Geordan Marrero, Mack Brink, Kyle Exley, Tim Bauer, Brevan Rothermel, Carmen Leggio Sr, Ron Bosga, Savannah Leggio, Aaron Casterlin, Joe Howey, Tyler Galatro
Rookie 600cc Wingless Sprints: (2) Lavar Scott, Noah Zielinski, Mikey Smith, Jacob Balliet, Kevin Weiand, Jakson Ring, JR Williams, Cody Powell, Mark Berkenstock, Tony Parlanti, Nathen Smith
Racing every Saturday evening from April through September. The next event on the Hamlin Speedway schedule is set for July 9th when all Divisions will be in action 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
Brad Sweet Has a Good Night at Badlands Motor Speedway
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Brad Sweet Has a Good Night at Badlands Motor Speedway
Chips away at Donny Schatz’s points lead
BRANDON, S.D. - July 2, 2016 - Brad Sweet led early and led often at Badlands Motor Speedway on Saturday night as he found luck and persevered to score his seventh World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season.
Sweet, who took the checkered flag at the track for the first time in his career, lost the lead to Rico Abreu on lap 10. When Abreu got too low on the track and caught a tire barrier sending him flipping on to the front straight, Sweet regained the lead. Through a couple of close calls, it was smooth sailing to the end.
Sweet's win is his first since May 13 at Plymouth Speedway.
"It feels good. This team needed that win - we've been in a bit of a slump," Sweet said. "We just haven't been able to compete for wins over the last 10 or 15 races. We started out the season really strong and then kind of fell off there. So it's nice to get back to victory lane and give these guys some confidence."
Matt Juhl kicked off the night by scoring his first ever World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series quick time award. It was the second series event in a row where the quick time award was presented to a driver who had never received it before.
Sweet led early in the feature as the battle behind him turned intense. Joey Saldana battled to fifth by lap three while Kerry Madsen moved in to second. A charging Abreu though was the man to watch as he picked off multiple positions and set his sights on Sweet. As Sweet worked his way through lapped traffic with eight laps complete, Abreu caught Sweet and then passed him as the two worked their way off of turn three.
Abreu's lead was short-lived though as he dove low off of turn four he caught a tire barrier which sent him flipping. Abreu was OK but his night was over.
When the field returned to green, Sweet retook the lead as the jockeying for the second and third place positions got underway. Saldana got around Kerry Madsen for third and then Jason Johnson began his assault on the top spots.
Johnson took over third on lap 16 and then took over second on lap 30. As the field bunched up in traffic, Johnson looked to have a shot at Sweet in the lead but a tire gave way, sending Johnson into the turn one wall. Johnson was alert following the crash but was transported to an area hospital for further evaluation.
When the field returned to green, Sweet built up a strong lead over Saldana and David Gravel.
"The Ollie's Bargain Outlet car was phenomenal all night long," Sweet said. "In the A main we could really get moving around the top. We could move around too. I was just waiting to see if someone was going to show me a nose.
"40 laps around here is a long race. It's a California kind of race. It's short and you've got to attack the corners. I'm really proud of my guys."
With his win, Sweet chipped away at Donny Schatz' championship points lead, bringing the lead to 72.
Saldana, who had an issue late, ran near the front most the night in his No. 83 Roth Motorsports car and closed out the night in second.
"Definitely very lucky tonight. About five or six to go my belts came undone," Saldana said. "So I'm just trying to finish the race and then Jason crashes in front of me. So that's not what you want to see - hopefully he's OK. Luckily we finished the night on the front straightaway. We'll take it and come back tomorrow."
Gravel, who closed out the night in third had his sights set on Sunday at Badlands and improving on the team's podium finish.
"We didn't get in the Dash like we wanted to so to finish on the podium is great," Gravel said. We had a really good car there in the middle of the race. We faded a little bit late but Brad and Joey had really good cars. We probably had a third or fourth place car but with Jason blowing a tire that put us third. We're really happy with third."
Donny Schatz was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 12 positions to finish in seventh.
he World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series wraps up its double header at Badlands Motor Speedway tomorrow, Sunday, July 3. For more information and to learn how to purchase tickets, visit WoOSprint.com/Badlands-Motor-Speedway.
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Badlands Motor Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Matt Juhl picked up his first ever World of Outlaws victory tonight after a qualifying quick time of 10.820… Ian Madsen was the night's highest finishing non-Outlaw driver. He finished the night in eighth… Brad Sweet chipped away at Donny Schatz's points lead, bringing the separation to just 72 points… Tonight's win was the seventh of the season for Sweet and his first ever at Badlands Motor Speedway… Tonight's feature was the 40th World of Outlaws feature completed at the track.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Logan Schuchart; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jacob Allen; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Paul Nienhiser; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Super Flow ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Rico Abreu; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Donny Schatz; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Brad Sweet; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Austin McCarl; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 11 (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); 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 2, 2016.
A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1] [$10,000]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [7] [$5,000]; 3. 5-David Gravel [9] [$3,000]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [11] [$2,700]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [13] [$2,500]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [8] [$2,200]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [19] [$2,000]; 8. 18-Ian Madsen [16] [$1,800]; 9. 1A-Jacob Allen [10] [$1,600]; 10. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [22] [$1,450]; 11. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [20] [$1,300]; 12. 9-Daryn Pittman [5] [$1,200]; 13. 3-Tim Kaeding [24] [$1,100]; 14. 24-Terry McCarl [25] [$300]; 15. 29-Kerry Madsen [3] [$950]; 16. 17A-Austin McCarl [12] [$900]; 17. O9-Matt Juhl [17] [$850]; 18. 17B-Ryan Bickett [14] [$750]; 19. W20-Greg Wilson [21] [$725]; 20. 41-Jason Johnson [6] [$700]; 21. 9N-Wade Nygaard [18] [$700]; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart [2] [$700]; 23. 24R-Rico Abreu [4] [$700]; 24. 82-Dusty Zomer [15] [$700]; 25. 1D-Justin Henderson [23] [$700]. Lap Leaders: Brad Sweet 1-9, 13-40, Rico Abreu 10-12. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+12]
Qualifying Flight #1 - 1. O9-Matt Juhl, 10.820; 2. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.873; 3. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.929; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu, 10.941; 5. 5-David Gravel, 10.989; 6. 82-Dusty Zomer, 11.011; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 11.096; 8. 2-Shane Stewart, 11.118; 9. 7-Paul McMahan, 11.119; 10. W20-Greg Wilson, 11.141; 11. 25-Cory Mack, 11.146; 12. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier, 11.169; 13. 14-Jody Rosenboom, 11.189; 14. 5G-Dave Glennon, 11.209; 15. 24-Terry McCarl, 11.263; 16. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.264; 17. 19-Paige Polyak, 11.277; 18. 101-Chuck McGillivray, 11.668; 19. 13-Clyde Knipp, 11.696; 20. 9Z-Jared Goerges, 11.700;
Qualifying Flight #2 - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.854; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen, 10.916; 3. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.975; 4. 83-Joey Saldana, 10.998; 5. 1D-Justin Henderson, 11.019; 6. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.036; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.082; 8. 17A-Austin McCarl, 11.234; 9. 20A-Jordan Adams, 11.253; 10. 9X-Paul Nienhiser, 11.270; 11. 25X-Dylan Peterson, 11.276; 12. 3-Tim Kaeding, 11.280; 13. 9N-Wade Nygaard, 11.295; 14. 8-Casey Mack, 11.362; 15. 17B-Ryan Bickett, 11.401; 16. 15X-Joe Riedel, 11.474; 17. 429-Robby Wolfgang, 11.672; 18. 8B-Jack Croaker, 12.109; 19. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 12.303; 20. 51-Doug Martens, 11.863
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [5]; 5. O9-Matt Juhl [1]; 6. 19-Paige Polyak [9]; 7. 24-Terry McCarl [8]; 8. 14-Jody Rosenboom [7]; 9. 25-Cory Mack [6]; 10. 13-Clyde Knipp [10]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 24R-Rico Abreu [2]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 82-Dusty Zomer [3]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [5]; 7. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [6]; 8. 5G-Dave Glennon [7]; 9. 101-Chuck McGillivray [9]; 10. 9Z-Jared Goerges [10]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 1A-Jacob Allen [4]; 4. 17B-Ryan Bickett [8]; 5. 9N-Wade Nygaard [7]; 6. 429-Robby Wolfgang [9]; 7. 20A-Jordan Adams [5]; 8. 1D-Justin Henderson [3]; 9. 2K-Kevin Ingle [10]; 10. 25X-Dylan Peterson [6]
Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [2]; 3. 17A-Austin McCarl [4]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [3]; 5. 9X-Paul Nienhiser [5]; 6. 8-Casey Mack [7]; 7. 8B-Jack Croaker [9]; 8. 15X-Joe Riedel [8]; 9. 3-Tim Kaeding [6]; 10. 51-Doug Martens [10]
Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 2. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 24R-Rico Abreu [3]; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 7. 83-Joey Saldana [8]; 8. 7S-Jason Sides [7]
C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the Last Chance Showdown) - 1. 19-Paige Polyak [1] [-]; 2. 429-Robby Wolfgang [2] [-]; 3. 101-Chuck McGillivray [3] [$150]; 4. 8B-Jack Croaker [4] [$150]; 5. 9Z-Jared Goerges [7] [$150]; 6. 2K-Kevin Ingle [6] [$125]; 7. 51-Doug Martens [8] [$125]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [5] [$125]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. W20-Greg Wilson [1] [-]; 2. 13JT-Mark Dobmeier [5] [-]; 3. 1D-Justin Henderson [2] [-]; 4. 3-Tim Kaeding [8] [-]; 5. 25-Cory Mack [3] [$300]; 6. 25X-Dylan Peterson [6] [$250]; 7. 24-Terry McCarl [11] [$225]; 8. 19-Paige Polyak [13] [$200]; 9. 14-Jody Rosenboom [7] [$200]; 10. 429-Robby Wolfgang [14] [$200]; 11. 5G-Dave Glennon [9] [$200]; 12. 20A-Jordan Adams [4] [$200]; 13. 15X-Joe Riedel [12] [$200]; 14. 8-Casey Mack [10] [$200]
COZZE, SCHUTZ, P.KLINE AND EIGHT LUCKY KIDS WINNERS AT GRANDVIEW SATURDAY NIGHT
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NEWS FROM NASCAR SANCTIONED GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY, BECHTELSVILLE, PA
Track promoter: Bruce Rogers @ 610.754.7688
MEDIA CONTACT: Ernie Saxton@215.752.7797-Cell:267.934.7286
EMAIL: Esaxton144@aol.com
Race results written by Vicki Gehris with additions from Ernie Saxton
COZZE, SCHUTZ AND KLINE EACH BECOME REPEAT WINNERS IN WHELEN NIGHT NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
EIGHT YOUNGSTERS GO HOME WITH BIKES THANKS TO KORY FLEMING’S SLEEPY HOLLOW RACING
BECHTELSVILLE, PA. JULY 2, 2016 – Ray Swinehart and Frank Cozze, two of the elder statesmen in Modified action at Grandview Speedway battled for several laps with Swinehart on the high groove and Cozze down low. On the 26th lap coming off turn four, Cozze took Swinehart to the limit and was able to put the Tom Umbenhauer-owned/Harry’s U-Pull-It No. 4 into the top spot. At the same time Jeff Strunk, one of the younger veterans took over second to challenge. Cozze, a DIRT Hall of Famer, never let up and went on to score his second T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified All-American Racing Series 30-lap feature sponsored by Whelen Engineering. He also received $250 from T.P. Trailers.
Chuck Schutz scored his third 25-lap BRC NASCAR Late Model feature win by holding off runner-up Wayne Pfeil’s bids for first. Schutz picked up an additional $100 from T.P. Trailers.
Paul “The Dude” Kline took home the checkered in the 25-lap Sportsman feature to become the first repeat winner in the division and earned an extra $100 bonus from T.P. Trailers.
Eight lucky youngsters went home with new bicycles courtesy of Kory Fleming and Sleepy Hollow Racing. The bike giveaway has become a great tradition.
Next on the schedule will be the big event of the season for the BRC Late Models as they take part in the Firecracker 40 being sponsored by Chapman Ford Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram dealership in Horsham, PA. They are the No. 1 Volume Dealer in the Philadelphia Region. In addition to the Late Models racing for increased prize money the TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds will be in action along with the Sportsman stock cars. Topping off the night will be the annual FIREWORKS display.
All the activities on this night, Saturday, July 9th, get underway at 7:30 p.m. Adult admission is $25 with kids 6 thru 11 admitted for $5 while children under six admitted for free.
Blaine Bracelin Jr. was the early leader in the Modified feature until Swinehart overtook him on the third lap.
While Swinehart showed the way for the 28-car starting grid, behind him dicing for posi9tions were Bracelin Jr., Cozze, Danny Erb and Ryan Grim.
Erb, while running fourth, spun in turn four bringing out the caution on the ninth lap. Cars behind him scrambled and also caught up in the melee was Craig VonDohren as he pitted before the restart. VonDohren returned to action, but his 17th place finish was hit in the points as Strunk is now the current point leader by a narrow margin as he seeks his 11th NASCAR track title. When racing resumed Swinehart remained first, but now Cozze was on his bumper putting heavy pressure on him. Third through fifth waiting for their turn at the leader were Ryan Grim, Kevin Hirthler and Doug Manmiller. Waiting in the wings was Strunk for a shot at advancement.
With ten laps remaining Strunk joined the Swinehart and Cozze battle. Not only did Cozze have to deal with Swinehart for the lead, he had to be sure Strunk didn’t get past the two of them.
Lap after lap Swinehart and Cozze continued to run their same lines with Cozze moving Swinehart up higher each time off of four hoping to catch him off guard.
With four laps to go Cozze made his move stick and was now first with Strunk coming along for second to attempt to put another win in the books.
Cozze was determined to keep everyone behind him and that’s just what he did as he scored his third career victory at the 1/3-mile oval with Strunk second, for the third time this year. Swinehart hung on for third followed by Brett Kressley, already a feature winner this season and Kenny Gilmore, driving his own car.
Strunk, Kressley and Hirthler were the heat winners. The consi was won by Duane Howard.
In Late Model action Bryon Sipe overtook Shawn Horning on the second lap to see if he could muster up another win.
Sipe had command of the race until the tenth lap when Schutz charged to the front with Pfeil moving into second at the same time.
Pfeil made several bids for first, but in a few laps Schutz checked out and increased the distance each lap around.
Horning brought out the last yellow on the 12th lap when he spun in the fourth turn regrouping the field. Before action continued, Bill Henning, who was running a solid fourth, went pit side with a flat tire and was out of competition. Schutz was still the leader on the restart.
No one was able to get the lead away from Schutz and he went on to claim his 43rd career win. Finishing second was Pfeil trailed by Sipe, Devin Frey and Dan Green.
Drew Weisser and Sipe won the qualifying heats.
Rookie racer Kenny Bock led the Sportsman feature for six laps before Kline put his Precision Landscaping No. 1 into the lead.
Behind Kline jockeying for positions were Bock, Steve Searock, Brad Brightbill and Ryan Beltz.
A multi-car accident in the fourth turn brought out the final yellow on the 12th lap. Brightbill, who was right in the thick of the mix, was out of action for the night since he pitted before the restart and never rejoined the field.
The order behind Kline was constantly changing and at the Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie mark second through fifth now consisted of Searock, Beltz, Ken Eckert Jr. and Brandon Whitmoyer.
Once Kline advanced to first he stayed there the rest of the laps to pull into the winner’s circle once again. Placing second for his best season finish was Searock followed by Beltz, Eckert and Jordan Henn, the current point leader.
Heats were won by Chris Jenkins, Kline and Searock. Brian Papiez won the consi.
RACE RESULTS
Whelen Engineering/T.P. Trailers Modified Feature (30 Laps): 1. Frank Cozze, 2. Jeff Strunk, 3. Ray Swinehart, 4. Brett Kressley, 5. Kenny Gilmore, 6. Ryan Grim, 7. Kyle Weiss, 8. Tim Buckwalter, 9. Doug Manmiller, 10. Jared Umbenhauer, 11. Kyle Borror, 12. Kevin Hirthler, 13. Danny Erb, 14. Duane Howard, 15. Mike Gular, 16. Don Norris Jr., 17. Craig Von Dohren, 18. Kory Fleming, 19. Ryan Watt, 20. Chris Esposito, 21. Bobby Gunther-Walsh, 22. Justin Grim, 23. Blaine Bracelin Jr., 24. Ron Haring Jr., 25. Steve Swinehart, 26. Brian Houseknecht, 27. John Willman, 28. Ron Seltmann Jr. DNQ: Carroll Hine III, Eric Biehn, Glenn Owens, Chris Gambler.
Whelen Engineering/BRC Late Model Feature (25 Laps): 1. Chuck Schutz, 2. Wayne Pfeil, 3. Bryan Sipe, 4. Devin Frey, 5. Dan Green, 6. Sean Merkel, 7. Steve Todorow, 8. Lou Egrie, 9. Cory Merkel, 10. Chris Wojnar, 11. Shawn Horning, 12. Dirk Rimrott, 13. Bill Henning, 14. Drew Weisser, 15. Dave Ogin, 16. Eric Hoch, 17. Joe Fanelli.
Bechtelsville Car Wash Sportsman Feature (25 Laps): 1. Paul Kline, 2. Steve Searock, 3. Ryan Beltz, 4. Ken Eckert Jr., 5. Jordan Henn, 6. Craig Whitmoyer, 7. Ryan Lilick, 8. Brett Gilmore, 9. Dean Bachman, 10. Mike Lisowski, 11. Chris Jenkins, 12. Brad Arnold, 13. Derrick Smith, 14. Brian Hirthler, 15. Nathan Mohr, 16. Joe Funk III, 17. Brandon Whitmoyer, 18. Ryan Higgs, 19. Skylar Sheriff, 20. Jesse Landis, 21. Rich Jones, 22. Brad Brightbill, 23. Kenny Bock, 24. Brian Papiez, 25. Kyle Lilick, 26. Jim Housworth. DNQ: John Cole, Dylan Swinehart, Jesse Landis.
Grandview Speedway, a one-third-mile, banked clay track, is located on Passmore Road just off Route 100 in Bechtelsville, PA, 10 miles north of Pottstown. A full assortment of great concessions and novelty items are available. Free parking on the grounds. Fans are invited to the competition area after the events are completed to meet the racers. For information telephone 610.754.7688 or check in at www.grandviewspeedway.com, Twitter@GrandviewSpeedway and www.facebook.com/grandviewspeedway along with Rainedout.com (for rainout information).
COMING EVENTS:
Saturday, July 9, 7:30 p.m. Chapman Ford Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram, Horsham, PA Night featuring the BRC Late Models in Firecracker 40, T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds and Sportsman along with GREAT FIREWORKS SHOW
Thursday, July 14, 7:30 p.m. Super DIRTCAR Series Modifieds 19th Annual Traffic Jam Big Block 60-lap feature along with racing for the Sportsman stock cars.
Saturday, July 16, 7:30 p.m. TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman.
Saturday, July 23, 7:30 p.m. Hatfield Quality Meats Night featuring the TP Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman.
Sunday, July 24, 1 p.m., Outlaw Enduro Racing plus Blast from the Past Vintage Racing. Twin 75s for Big Cars and Twins 75s for Small Cars, Ladies race, Junkyard race and Vintage races.
Thursday, July 26, 7:30 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 racing.
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THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES NEWS
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JULY 2, 2016
CONTACT: BOB MILLER 443-513-4456
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES
NAPA AUTO PARTS THUNDER ON THE HILL RACING SERIES presents. . . . .
PIONEER POLE BUILDINGS 19TH ANNUAL DIRTCAR MODIFIED TRAFFIC JAM RETURNS TO GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY THURSDAY, JULY 14
The cars and stars of the DIRTcar Modified Series will return to the one-third mile Grandview Speedway on Thursday night, July 14 for the nineteenth running of the TRAFFIC JAM. This event is part of the NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series and presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings (PPB). Defending Traffic Jam race winner Matt Sheppard of Waterloo, NY stood in victory lane and said, “Now I know why they call this race the Traffic Jam”. The 60 lap feature ran fifty-eight consecutive laps non-stop providing Sheppard a lot of lap traffic to deal with as Billy Decker challenged Sheppard for the lead in the final two laps.
Gates will open at 5 PM with race time set for 7:30 PM. Race fans are invited to join the pre-race Meet & Greet presented by Low, Down & Dirty. The Meet & Greet will take place at the front gate. Fans will have an opportunity to meet a few of the drivers planning to compete in the event. Of special interest, legendary modified driver’s, the “Shillington Slingshot” Kenny Brightbill and the “Everett Express” Gerald Chamberlain will be the guests of honor for the 19th Annual Traffic Jam. Brightbill and Chamberlain will be part of the Meet & Greet and will be interviewed throughout the night.
The Thursday night, July 14 Traffic Jam will be joined by the Sportsman competing in a series of qualifying events leading up to their $1,200 to win the 25 lap feature. For the DIRTcar Modifieds, group time trials will open the show followed by heat race qualifying, a consolation and the 60 lap Traffic Jam feature that will pay $7,000 to the winner, $1,000 for tenth and $500 to start the thirty car field.
For Sheppard, it was his first ever Grandview Speedway victory and there is no doubt that he’ll be looking to make it two in a row. DIRTcar contenders expected include Brett Hearn (5 time Thunder winner), Billy Decker (2 time Thunder winner), Danny Johnson (2012 Traffic Jam winner), Stewart Friesen, Larry Wight, Mike Mahaney, Keith Flach, Pat Ward, Jimmy Phelps and Tyler Dippel. Locals expected to mix-it-up with the DirtCar clan include the Thunder on the Hill winningest driver Jeff Strunk with twelve Thunder wins, eight time Thunder winner Duane Howard, five time Thunder winner Craig VonDohren, drivers with two Thunder victories Jimmy Horton and Frank Cozze, Rick Laubach, Ryan Godown, Ryan Watt, Tom Sheetz and Dominick Buffalino just to name a few.
Timed warm-up will offer every driver a chance to establish a new one lap track record for the modifieds. Craig VonDohren holds the one lap mark of 14.298 established on 6/16/2015.
Advance tickets may be ordered by calling 443 513 4456, just leave your name and number of tickets you will need for Thursday night, July 14. You may pay for your tickets and pick them up on race night at the WILL CALL window after 4 PM. Advance ticket holders may enter the grandstand at 4:30 PM with general admission tickets going on sale at 5 PM. Adult admission price is $25, Children 6-11 $10 with children five and under being admitted for free. The Pit fee is $35 and a license is not required.
2016 Racing Schedule:
NAPA Auto Parts Thunder on the Hill Racing Series presented by Pioneer Pole Buildings
Thursday, July 14 7:30 PM
PPB Night
Super DIRTcar Series 19th Annual Traffic Jam
60 Laps Modifieds & Sportsman
Legends Guest of Honor Kenny Brightbill & Gerald Chamberlain
Tuesday, July 26 7:30 PM
Grandview Speedway
410 Sprints Thunder Cup & 358 Modifieds*
Plus 410 Make up Feature and 30 lap 358 Modified Make-up feature
Thursday, August 18 7:30 PM
PPB Night
Grandview Speedway
All Star Circuit of Champions & TSRS Sprints
See Steve Kinser & Sammy Swindell in action!
Saturday, October 15 6 PM
Grandview Speedway
MODS at the MADHOUSE Halloween Party
Big Block Modified/358 Modified Challenge 40 Laps, Sportsman & TSRS Sprints
*indicates NASCAR Modified Point Race
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: www.thunderonthehillracingseries.com
Track Website: www.grandviewspeedway.com
Twitter/Instagram: @TOTHRACING
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thunderonthehill
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 on the racing calendar year after year. In 118 events over $4 million dollars has been divided 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.
BALLOU GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE IN PUTNAMVILLE’S “BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR”
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BALLOU GOES WIRE-TO-WIRE IN PUTNAMVILLE'S "BILL GARDNER SPRINTACULAR"
Putnamville, Indiana July 1, 2016 ....... Lincoln Park Speedway has been very kind to Robert Ballou in recent years. Almost two years to the day of the Rocklin, California native's career-turning triumph at the 5/16-mile dirt oval, Ballou once again took his own team to USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car victory lane at the track Friday night, holding off a late charge by Chad Boespflug to take the 2nd annual "Bill Gardner Sprintacular."
Outside front row starter Ballou rolled off alongside pole-sitter Boespflug at the beginning of the 30-lap event. After battling side-by-side throughout the first circuit, Ballou was able to edge ahead of Boespflug on the outside as he shot off the turn four curb to lead lap one.
As Boespflug shifted back-and-forth from the topside to the lowside and back again in search of the fastest way around, Ballou found the legendary Putnamville cushion to his liking and, by the fifth lap, had already built up a half-straightaway lead over Boespflug in second.
Robert Ballou (WoS file photo)
By the 14th lap, Ballou held the advantage by a country mile as he entered lapped traffic just prior to the halfway point, allowing Boespflug to steadily knife his way back into contention as he closed the gap for the top spot.
With 10 to go, the top-two began to check out on the rest of the field, with Boespflug in hot pursuit of Ballou up top.
Behind them, Thomas Meseraull was beginning to charge, picking off ProSource Fast Qualifier Josh Hodges for sixth on lap 19 and Shane Cottle to move into the top-five on 20th lap. But on the 21st lap, Meseraull slid over the turn four cushion, gliding up and punching the outside wall with the right side of the car with major force, putting an end to his night and providing a damaging blow to his standing in the series points.
The lapped car of Aaron Farney separated leader Ballou and second-running Boespflug on the restart with nine laps to go. Boespflug was able to maneuver around Farney with relative ease and now put himself in a two-car shootout with Ballou and an open track ahead of them.
Boespflug evaporated Ballou's lead as the laps continued to dwindle. As flagman Tom Hansing raised his hand to signify five laps remaining, Ballou's lead was cut down to a mere three car lengths.
Yet, catching is quite different from passing in auto racing, but Boespflug had put himself in prime position to capitalize on any small mistake by Ballou.
On the 28th lap, Ballou's right rear tire hit the turn three cushion with a mighty wallop, knocking him off course just slightly enough to allow Boespflug to put his bumper within inches of the golden #1 on Ballou's tail tank. Ballou didn't panic, though. He simply stood on the throttle and was able to ward off Boespflug's attack and, in fact, was able to give himself a tad bit more breathing room entering the final two laps.
On the last lap, Ballou approached the side-by-side lapped cars of Shane Cockrum (inside) and Bret Mellenberndt (outside) entering the third turn. With Boespflug making one last bid for the win and traffic just out in front of his nose, Ballou navigated the outside without so much as a flinch, putting the Ballou Motorsports/MPHG Promotions - Blakesley Auto/Maxim/Ott in victory lane for the fourth time in 2016, defeating Boespflug, Bacon, Shane Cottle and Dave Darland.
"Everybody has stepped their game up here lately, so having a starting spot up front was big tonight," Ballou admitted. "Putnamville is always tricky and the weather today didn't help, but the water they put on before the feature helped. We've fought some issues with our whole package all year and we've been searching and trying different things. We're trying to dig out of a little bit of a low point right now and this win obviously helps. It's tough to beat Brady (Bacon) and the Hoffmans right now, but getting a win tonight is a good indication that we're moving in the right direction."
Hanford, California's Boespflug finished second in his NineEight Motorsports-EZR/Creative Finishing - Midwest Shades/Maxim/Claxton, coming up just short of duplicating his victory on Independence Day weekend three years ago at Putnamville.
"The track was a little greasy at the start and Robert (Ballou) got a better advantage right away, so that hurt us a little bit," Boespflug said. "We've kind of been up and down this year, so we'll take a second tonight. We had the frame on this car clipped after Susquehanna, so this was a little bit of a test run tonight and it passed pretty well, so we're happy with it heading into 'Indiana Sprint Week.' I think I was better in (turns) three and four than he was and, towards the end, I could kind of slow roll and cheat the cushion a little and I gained some ground there. Once I figured that out, I was thinking the whole time how I was going to get by him. It was going to take a haymaker, but we almost had him."
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma's Bacon continued his impressive streak as of late, knocking down his eighth consecutive top-four finish Friday night in his Dynamics, Inc./Mean Green - Lykins Oil/Triple X/Williams Mopar. In the process, he extended his point lead to a season-high 104 after capitalizing on Meseraull's misfortune.
"We took what we could get tonight," accepted Bacon. "It was a good points night for us, but there wasn't really a lot we could do. I moved up towards the end and got rolling decent, but we were just going the same speed as everybody else, so it was just kind of one of those nights where you soldier home to the finish and just get the best you can."
Contingency award winners at Lincoln Park Speedway included Josh Hodges (ProSource Fast Qualifier), Kevin Thomas, Jr. (Simpson Race Products First Heat Race Winner), Jerry Coons, Jr. (Competition Suspension, Inc. (CSI) Second Heat Race Winner & Wilwood Brakes 13th Place Feature Finisher), Chad Boespflug (Benic Enterprises Third Heat Race Winner), Shane Cockrum (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat Race Winner) and Chris Windom (KSE Racing Products Hard Charger).
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: July 1, 2016 - Putnamville, Indiana - Lincoln Park Speedway - 2nd Annual "Bill Gardner Sprintacular"
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Josh Hodges, 74x, Hodges-12.633; 2. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-13.028; 3. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-13.096; 4. Brent Beauchamp, 34, Olson-13.106; 5. C.J. Leary, 17GP, Dutcher-13.162; 6. Robert Ballou, 1, Ballou-13,165; 7. Chad Boespflug, 98E, NineEight/EZR-13.185; 8. Thomas Meseraull, 66, Amati-13.185; 9. Kevin Thomas Jr., 4J, 4J Motorsports-13.225; 10. Jerry Coons Jr., 10E, Edison-13.273; 11. Jon Stanbrough, 81, Stanbrough-13.293; 12. Shane Cottle, 57, Hazen-13.339; 13. Hunter Schuerenberg, 2E, Epperson-13.343; 14. Cole Smith, 29s, Smith-13.345; 15. Dave Darland, 11, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-13.367; 16. Logan Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-13.439; 17. Tim Creech, 2c, Creech-13.480; 18. Landon Simon, 24, LSR-13.537; 19. Aaron Farney, 15F, Farney-13.561; 20. Shane Cockrum, 24p, Paul-13.591; 21. Casey Shuman, 21k, Krockenberger-13.600; 22. Bret Mellenberndt, 97, Mellenberndt-13.650; 23. Cole Ketcham, 41k, Ketcham-13.696; 24. Jarett Andretti, 18, Andretti-13.717; 25. Chris Windom, 5, Baldwin-13.725; 26. Brandon Mattox, 28, Mattox-13.731; 27. Max McGhee, 17, McGhee-13.755; 28. A.J. Hopkins, 42G, Jackson-13.776; 29. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-13.790; 30. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-14.388; 31. Shelby VanGilder, 22v, VanGilder-14.761; 32. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR-NT;
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Hodges, 3. Windom, 4. Schuerenberg, 5. Leary, 6. Shuman, 7. Robbins, 8. Creech. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Coons, 2. Ballou, 3. Stockon, 4. Simon, 5. Mellenberndt, 6. Smith, 7. Hines, 8. Mattox. 2:20.53
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Boespflug, 2. Stanbrough, 3. Bacon, 4. Ketcham, 5. Darland, 6. Farney, 7. McGhee, 8. VanGilder. 2:20.56
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cockrum, 2. Andretti, 3. Meseraull, 4. Beauchamp, 5. Hopkins, 6. Jarrett, 7. Cottle, 8. Chapple. NT
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Leary, 2. Cottle, 3. Jarrett, 4. Darland, 5. Shuman, 6. Farney, 7. Mattox, 8. Smith, 9. Hopkins, 10. Robbins, 11. Mellenberndt, 12. Creech, 13. Hines, 14. McGhee. 3:01.41
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Robert Ballou, 2. Chad Boespflug, 3. Brady Bacon, 4. Shane Cottle, 5. Dave Darland, 6. Chase Stockon, 7. Josh Hodges, 8. Hunter Schuerenberg, 9. Max McGhee, 10. Chris Windom, 11. Kevin Thomas Jr., 12. C.J. Leary, 13. Jerry Coons Jr., 14. Jon Stanbrough, 15. Jarett Andretti, 16. Cole Ketcham, 17. Casey Shuman, 18. Brent Beauchamp, 19. Shane Cockrum, 20. Aaron Farney, 21. Bret Mellenberndt, 22. Thomas Meseraull, 23. Logan Jarrett, 24. Landon Simon, NT
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**Chapple flipped during practice.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Ballou.
KSE HARD CHARGER: Chris Windom (22nd to 10th)
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Bacon-1,491, 2-Meseraull-1,387, 3-Stockon-1,343, 4-Ballou-1,330, 5-Darland-1,283, 6-Leary-1,219, 7-Boespflug-1,191, 8-McGhee-1,060, 9-Windom-1,025, 10-Farney-868.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: July 8 - Gas City (IN) I-69 Speedway - 29th "Indiana Sprint Week"
Donny Schatz Holds Tough at Rockford Speedway
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Donny Schatz Holds Tough at Rockford Speedway
Holds off David Gravel on the final lap to win 11th of the season
ROCKFORD, Ill. - June 29, 2016 - As the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series feature field rounded the final lap of the inaugural Outlaw Clay Classic at Rockford Speedway on Wednesday night, Donny Schatz looked poised to win. But David Gravel was charging and as Schatz rounded the final turns, maneuvering through traffic, Gravel dove low as Schatz hugged the cushion. Side-by-side off the corner, Schatz edged Gravel to score his 11th win of the season.
The history-making victory as the sprint cars kicked off the Outlaw Clay Classic on the normally-paved quarter-mile oval was the 215th victory of Schatz's career.
"Catching someone on that is one thing - getting by them is completely different," Schatz said of Gravel catching him in the final laps. "I don't know if I had a tire going down… but I started getting tight and rolled up and just couldn't turn the corner… we at least got the win."
Parker Price-Miller kicked off the special event by taking the qualifying quick time with a lap of 11.806 seconds. It was the first World of Outlaws quick time for Price-Miller and set the dirt record at the 69-year-old Rockford Speedway which was covered in eight inches of Illinois river clay - the first time the track has ever had dirt on it.
Challenging track conditions set up an especially tough 30-lap inaugural feature for the Outlaws. Schatz led the field to the green with Daryn Pittman, Gravel and Ian Madsen behind.
Schatz opened up a strong lead through the first 10 laps, catching the tail end of the field by lap three.
NASCAR standout and two-time series winner Christopher Bell brought out the first caution of the night. While battling Shane Stewart he got caught in the cushion and ended up on his side.
As the field returned to green Schatz again extended his lead as Madsen tried to get around Gravel for third. One more caution flag flew on lap 16 which bunched the field back up. Madsen and Gravel recommenced their battle but Gravel pulled away.
Taking an aggressive line through a rough turns one and two, Gravel began challenging Pittman in second. Back and forth they battled until Pittman was knocked off kilter through turns one and two. Pittman faded following as Shane Stewart battled past Brad Sweet for third.
With second in his grip Gravel looked to Schatz in the lead. On the second-to-last lap, Schatz got caught up in traffic and Gravel closed the gap. He challenged hard on the closing lap, but Schatz hung on to win.
"It's typically not the type of race track that we're good on but these guys go to work and try to make me as comfortable as they can. I was in the air, sideways, doing wheelies. Some laps I didn't know if I was going to come out the other end. It was a crapshoot."
Schatz rolls out of Rockford with an 86-point lead over Sweet in the championship standings.
For Gravel, the finish continues a strong run through the last month and momentum as the series prepares to kick off the 'Month of Money.'
"I had a shot," Gravel said of his last lap battle with Schatz. "When you enter the corner high and chop down low, you get a really good run down the straightaway and I just tried to poke my nose. Just happy to finish second."
Shane Stewart, who has five wins on the season, notched his 14th podium finish with a strong run from an eighth-place starting position. After Pittman and Madsen struggled late, Stewart took advantage.
"On nights like this you've got to be patient and hopefully some of the guys mess up in front of you and you can take advantage of that and we were able to do that. A podium finish is a great night for us starting eighth. We'll carry this into the weekend and hopefully we can pick up another win."
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Rockford Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz picked up his 11th World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series victory of the season and 215th career win tonight at Rockford Speedway… Jason Johnson was the night's KSE Racing Hard Charger, advancing 10 positions to finish in sixth… Schatz extended his points lead over Brad Sweet to 86… Parker Price-Miller scored his first ever World of Outlaws quick time with a lap of 11.806 seconds. In the track's first ever dirt event, Price-Miller becomes the dirt record holder at the track.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 11 (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); Brad Sweet - 6 (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); 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; Rockford Speedway; Rockford, Ill..; June 29, 2016.
A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [3]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [8]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana [10]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [16]; 7. 7-Paul McMahan [13]; 8. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [6]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11]; 10. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 11. 12-Daniel Harding [9]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [12]; 13. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 14. 13-Clyde Knipp [23]; 15. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [24]; 16. 77X-Christopher Bell [14]; 17. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [19]; 18. 17B-Bill Balog [7]; 19. 10V-Matt Vandervere [22]; 20. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [21]; 21. W20-Greg Wilson [15]; 22. 1M-Jim Moughan [17]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [20]; 24. 5K-Brian Kristan [18]. Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 41-Jason Johnson [+10]
Qualifying - 1. 2X-Parker Price-Miller, 11.806; 2. 49-Brad Sweet, 11.854; 3. 18-Ian Madsen, 11.857; 4. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.037; 5. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.107; 6. 9-Daryn Pittman, 12.161; 7. 83-Joey Saldana, 12.177; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 12.195; 9. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.235; 10. 5-David Gravel, 12.239; 11. 2-Shane Stewart, 12.324; 12. 12-Daniel Harding, 12.398; 13. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 12.409; 14. 1A-Jacob Allen, 12.446; 15. 5K-Brian Kristan, 12.453; 16. 41-Jason Johnson, 12.469; 17. 1M-Jim Moughan, 12.588; 18. W20-Greg Wilson, 12.593; 19. 10V-Matt Vandervere, 12.660; 20. 13-Clyde Knipp, 12.681; 21. 2W-Scotty Neitzel, 12.903; 22. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski, 13.155; 23. 23B-Russell Borland, 13.785; 24. 50-Russ Egan, 13.958; 25. 7-Paul McMahan, nt; 26. 77X-Christopher Bell, nt
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [1]; 2. 5-David Gravel [4]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog [2]; 4. 83-Joey Saldana [3]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [9]; 6. 41-Jason Johnson [6]; 7. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [5]; 8. 10V-Matt Vandervere [7]; 9. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [8]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 5. 77X-Christopher Bell [9]; 6. 1M-Jim Moughan [6]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [7]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 9. 23B-Russell Borland [8]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 18-Ian Madsen [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 12-Daniel Harding [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 5. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 6. 5K-Brian Kristan [5]; 7. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [7]; 8. 50-Russ Egan [8]
Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 5-David Gravel [3]; 4. 18-Ian Madsen [4]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [5]; 6. 2X-Parker Price-Miller [6]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5J-Jeremy Schultz [1]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [2]; 3. 2W-Scotty Neitzel [5]; 4. 10V-Matt Vandervere [3]; 5. 13-Clyde Knipp [4]; 6. 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski [6]; 7. 50-Russ Egan [8]; 8. 23B-Russell Borland [7]
