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Posted by: | CommentsAccord, NY- Dom Roselli Ices Over Tough Accord Speedway Modified Field In Dominating Win
By: Steve Pados, Accord Speedway Media
The always unpredictable weather pattern in the Northeast had rain scheduled in the forecast but Accord Speedway Promoters Gary and Donna Palmer threw caution to the overhead clouds and put on a great show last night at the speedway. A good sized racing crowd came out to witness the spirited action and while their was some slight drizzle during the evening, ten minutes after the show was completed the skies opened up and drenched the speedway grounds.
Hard working Accord promoter Gary Palmer continues to work overtime to give his driving roster the best possible racing facility he can and the race to the walls speed channels were a true testament to his dedication to his craft as the speedway offered many channels for the drivers to display their speed and guile. The evening was sponsored by Mombaccus Excavating. The seven feature card found "The Iceman" Dom Roselli dominating the United Pump and Tank Modified division as he wired the field in a dominant showing for the veteran campaigner. "The Lightning Bolt" Rich Ricci III gave the field a jolt with a pass for the lead on the 23rd lap to win the Healey Brothers Group Sportsman. Gary Ronk overcame his troubles from a week ago to capture the Arkle Motor Pure Stock Division feature event. "The Layton Laser" Brody Adamsky grabbed up his first ever win in his ride in the Ruge's Performance NEWS Sprint Cars. Hunter Lapp made it two in a row as claimed the win in the WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots and Samantha Muller won her second event in the Want Ad Digest Outlaw Slingshot division. George Zeininger picked up where he left off in 2015 as he scored the win in the first Enduro event of the season sponsored by Emmanuel's Marketplace.
Scott Ferrier and Dom Roselli brought the United Pump & Tank Modified starting field to the line for the start of the 30-lap main grind. Roselli was shot out of a cannon as he seized the lead at the start and opened up distance at will over the remainder of the field. Ferrier kept pace but the strong field behind him were all trying to find the sweet spot on the raceway. A couple of cautions slowed the field on occasion but when the green appeared, Roselli was able to to open up a sizable lead the longer the event remained green.
Anthony Perrego was making the moves from 12th starting position and from scratch position "DC" Danny Creeden was moving forward with some nifty moves past those in front of him. Roselli was in the zone and raced to his first win at the speedway in some time. Scott Ferrier enjoyed a solid outing in a runner-up role. Anthony Perrego, Danny Creeden and Corey Lowitt completed the top five. Mike Ricci, Brad Rothaupt, Joe Judge, Allison Ricci and Richie Eurich completed the top ten.
The Healey Brothers Group Sportsman event was a true to life barnburner as a fast field of race cars highlighted another great event. A six car skirmish at the start would eliminate four cars but when the racing got rolling it was "The Rocket Man" Ryan Wood making fast tracks out on the speedway. Wood would lead the event through 23-laps but Ricci was behind him and working the racing channels to figure out a way around the Wood. A top-shelf move on the 23rd lap pulled Ricci close and he slipped past Wood as they exited turn two and heading for the white flag. Ricci would capture the win with Wood in the runner-up role in an excellent showing for the former 600 Sprint star. Phil Goetchius, Jimmy Wells and Chris Stevens rounded out the top five. Former Slingshot star "Kid Ice" Cole Hentschel headed up the second five with Robbie Knipe following.
Brody Adamsky led all fifteen laps of the Ruge's Performance NEWS Sprint Car division to claim his first ever Accord Speedway victory. Opening night winner Jesse James Bartelson was second followed by Don Smith Jr, Don Smith III and Andrew Davis.
Samantha Muller made it two in a row in the Want AD Digest Slingshot event with a solid run over Sarah Bohlin.
Hunter Lapp made it two in a row at Accord and his third overall win of the young season as he overcame a solid run by Michael Corbin to race to victory. Corbin was second with John Kendall third, Jake Mason fourth and Ryan Auchmoody completing the top five.
The Arkel Motors Pure Stock main event began with Jimmy Sykes leading the first four laps. Gary Ronk grabbed the lead on lap five and led the remaining laps to capture his initial win of the young season. Steve Williams was second with opening night victor Bob Sleight third, Ray Tarantino fourth and Jimmy Sykes nailing down fifth place. Mike DuBois Jr, Travis Brockner, Harry Bachman, Lenny Helmich and James Goetchius completed the top ten.
Russell Doland Jr led the first lap of the Emmanuel's Marketplace 4 cylinder Enduro. Bill Moylan took over for a lap and then it was George Zeininger for a lap. Moylan and Zeininger took turns at leading until lap nineteen when Zeininger took over for good. Moylan stayed close until with two laps to go found his car not wanting to cooperate as he dropped from the event.
Zeininger was the winner with Tim DeGrote second and Jeff DeGroat in third.
Gemstones:
Heat winners for the evening included Samantha Muller and John Kendall in the Slingshots. Brody Adamsky captured the Sprint heat. Jimmy Sykes and Travis Brockner scored wins in the Pure Stock division. The Sportsman ranks found Rich Ricci III and Nick Johnson scoring victories. Dom Roselli, Joe Judge and Kenny Ferrier all enjoyed wins in the Modifieds.
New cars on hand included Jesse Marks, who made the move into the Modifieds. Billy Van Inwegen and Chad Loidice made their first Accord Modified starts for the season. Cole Hentschel and Brandon McGill made their first starts of the season in the Sportsman ranks. Sarah Bohlin made her first start in a couple of seasons but was a regular during the Midweek Madness seasons at the speedway. Lenny Helmich made his first start in the Pure Stock ranks.
Dave Torchio put $50.00 into the Junior Slingshot purse in tribute to his brother Adam Torchio from Torch Performance. Torchio passed away during the off-season at the age of 49.
Happy Birthday wishes go out to Noah Gabriel who turned three.
RESULTS:
United Pump & Tank Modifieds: Dom Roselli, Scott Ferrier, Anthony Perrego, Danny Creeden, Corey Lowitt, Mike Ricci, Brad Rothaupt, Joe Judge, Allison Ricci, Richie Eurich, Robbie Green, Rich Ricci, Billy Van Inwegen, Ed Dachenhausen, Jesse Marks, Ken Ferrier, Dan Humes, Chad Loidice, Danny Tyler, Lem Atkins (DNS)
Healey Brothers Group Sportsman: Rich Ricci III, Ryan Wood, Phil Goetchius, Jimmy Wells, Chris Stevens, Cole Hentschel, Robbie Knipe, Dave Demorest, Collin DuBois, Conner Otten, Nick Johnson, Nick Plumstead, Jason Feinberg, Brandon McGill
Ruge's Performance Center NEWS Sprint Cars: Brody Adamsky, Jesse James Bartleson, Don Smith Jr, Don Smith III, Andrew Davis
Arkel Motors Pure Stocks: Gary Ronk, Steve Williams, Bob Sleight, Ray Tarantino, Jimmy Sykes, Mike DuBois Jr, Travis Brockner, Harry Bachman, Lenny Helmich, James Goetchius
Want Ad Digest All Star Slingshots: Samantha Muller, Sarah Bohlin
WRWD Radio Junior Slingshots: Hunter Lapp, Michael Corbin, John Kendall, Jake Mason, Ryan Auchmoody, Ashton DeWitt (DNS)
Emmanuel's Marketplace 4-Cylinder Enduro: George Zeininger, Tim DeGrote, Jeff DeGroat
Racing is on tap every Friday night at Accord Speedway from April through September. Pit Gates open at 4:30; Spectator Gates open at 5:00; Hot Laps are at 6:30 and the racing begins at 7 PM. Admission for Adults $14.00; Seniors (65+) $12.00; Children $3.00 (11+ under) Indoor Seating $20.00; Family four pack special: 2 Adults + 2 Children and $20.00 in Accord Bucks for $44.00 (a savings of $10.00) Special event shows do have an increase in admission.
April 29th close out the month of April as WRWD Radio Night comes to the speedway for six divisions of great racing excitement.
For further updates and information regarding all of the news and additions to the Accord Speedway, log on to their well documented website at: http://www.accordspeedway.com or call the speedway hotline at: 845 626 3478.
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A TRAIL OF DIRT LEADS RIGHT TO OUR DOOR
Saldana Outduels Pittman for Devil’s Bowl Win
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Saldana Outduels Pittman for Texas Outlaw Nationals Victory
Captures lead with two laps to go to win opening night at Devils Bowl Speedway
MESQUITE, Texas - April 22, 2016 - Joey Saldana charged from his fifth starting position to rocket around a red-hot Daryn Pittman with just two laps remaining to claim the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series Texas Outlaw Nationals at Devil's Bowl Speedway on Friday night.
Saldana returned to victory lane for the first time since the opening night at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3.
"We've had a really good car this year, but the driver's made a lot of mistakes," Saldana said. "Tonight everything hit on all cylinders and it was just an awesome night...I can't thank Dennis and Teresa Roth enough for this opportunity.
"It was just a great effort by everybody tonight, they worked really hard and I am proud of what we have done tonight. It shows that we should have done more of this but I have got to do a better job, and tonight I feel like I did a pretty good job."
Pittman, after leading the majority of the 25-lap feature, settled for a second-place finish, the seventh time he has finished in the runner-up position this season.
"We were sniffing three in-a-row, but just got beat at the end of the race," Pittman said. "I got in traffic and got tighter as the race went on and I guess I was just kind of afraid to try a different line.
"I wasn't really close enough to a lapped car to try the bottom and so I just got tight behind a lapped car there and got rolled up and Joey [Saldana] drove by us on the bottom in one and two. I don't know if he was running down there the whole time, but he stayed down there the rest of the race."
To start the night, Sam Haftertepe Jr. in the Wells Engines/Highway 79 Collision Center No. 15H, looked to have the car to beat as he paced qualifying and captured the win in his heat to gain admittance to the dash. Hafertepe started on the pole-position for the six-lap dash after drawing a zero for the invert.
The Texas native continued his early night dominance, as he rolled to the victory in the dash after leading every lap and holding off a challenge from Kerry Madsen.
Once the green flag fell to start the feature event, Madsen, in the Keneric Healthcare/American Racing Wheels No. 29, accomplished what he could not do in the dash, and made his way around Haftertepe to claim the top spot.
Madsen's grip on the top spot was short lived and slipped away following an early race caution that allowed Pittman, who started the race in the third position and worked his way into second, to restart next to the leader and eventually complete the pass for the lead on lap nine.
As the race reached the latter portions, it appeared Pittman was staring at a three-peat after winning the SoCal Showdown at Perris Auto Speedway and the NAPA Wildcat Showdown at USA Raceway.
Pittman led a race-high 13 laps but Saldana, in the No. 83 Roth Enterprises/HR Livestock car, continued to lurk behind the leader. Saldana never allowed the leader to escape his grasps, even as the leaders reached the tail end of the field and started lapping slower cars.
With just a handful of laps remaining, Saldana closed on the leader. With just two laps remaining, the "Brownsburg Bullet" completed the pass on Pittman for the top spot.
Saldana pulled away from Pittman and third-place finisher Brad Sweet to claim the victory on the opening night of the Texas Outlaws Nationals at the historic Devil's Bowl Speedway.
"I moved around a little bit through the top and the middle and I could see Daryn [Pittman] was staying on the bottom and then moved to the top," Saldana said. "For some reason I decided to run the bottom through three and four and I caught some ground on him, so I knew if we got to lapped traffic I could use that. It just worked out, it was a great race, and the fans saw a great race - a lot of different lead changes with people moving all over the place."
Even though Pittman didn't capture the victory, he was still excited to continue their recent momentum and looks forward to tomorrow's race at Devil's Bowl.
"We just got beat, nothing to be disappointed about, we had a great race car," Pittman said. "We were up front tonight and that's all you can ask for. We will come back tomorrow night and try again and try to improve one spot."
Picking up his series leading 16th top-five of the season, Sweet in the Razorback Professional Tools/Riebes Auto Parts No. 49 managed to charge his way from the 11th starting position to score a podium finish.
"My guys have given me great race cars all year and we seem to shine in the A-mains," Sweet said. "These are the nights we need to have, big picture-wise, coming from 11th to third.
"We were really coming on strong there, but it was a short race - 25 laps went by really quick. We got caught in lapped traffic and were able to maneuver around a little bit. We got to get the car better for tomorrow night, big money is on the line and a few more laps."
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will resume action tomorrow night for round two of the Texas Outlaw Nationals double-header at Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas. Great seats are still available, and can be purchased at the track box office.
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Devil's Bowl Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Donny Schatz scored his fifth KSE Hard Charger Award after gaining 11 spots in the feature...Brad Sweet picked up his series-leading 11th podium finish of the season...Daryn Pittman led 13 laps and continues to lead the series in laps lead at 150.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jacob Allen; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Joey Saldana; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Shane Stewart; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Super Flow ($50 cash): Ray Kulhanek; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Sam Hafertepe Jr.; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Donny Schatz; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Joey Saldana; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Ray Kulhanek; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 5 (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); Brad Sweet - 5 (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); Daryn Pittman - 3 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18); Joey Saldana - 2 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil's Bowl Speedway on April 22); David Gravel - 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Shane Stewart - 1 (Arizona Speedway on March 6).
World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Devil's Bowl Speedway; Mesquite, Texas; April 22, 2016.
A-Main - (25 Laps) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [5][$8,000]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [4][$4,000]; 3. 49-Brad Sweet [11][$2,500]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [2][$2,200]; 5. 41-Jason Johnson [3][$2,100]; 6. 2-Shane Stewart [8][$2,000]; 7. 5-David Gravel [12][$1,800]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [19][$1,600]; 9. 7-Paul McMahan [10][$1,500]; 10. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr [1][$1,300]; 11. 1-Sammy Swindell [15][$1,200]; 12. 7S-Jason Sides [7][$1,100]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart [9][$1,000]; 14. 29T-Travis Rilat [16][$700]; 15. 95-Matt Covington [13][$600]; 16. 21T-Ray Kulhanek [17][$600]; 17. W20-Greg Wilson [21][$600]; 18. 17-Josh Baughman [6][$600]; 19. 12W-Dale Wester [23][$600]; 20. 87-Aaron Reutzel [14][$600]; 21. 2C-Wayne Johnson [18][$600]; 22. 3-Raven Culp [22][$600]; 23. 1A-Jacob Allen [20][$600]; 24. 45X-Johnny Herrera [24][$600]. Lap Leaders: Kerry Madsen 1-8, Daryn Pittman 9-22, Joey Saldana 23-25. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+11].
Qualifying - 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 14.118; 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 14.123; 3. 83-Joey Saldana, 14.169; 4. 17-Josh Baughman, 14.197; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman, 14.201; 6. 29-Kerry Madsen, 14.206; 7. 7S-Jason Sides, 14.283; 8. 2-Shane Stewart, 14.305; 9. 5-David Gravel, 14.309; 10. 7-Paul McMahan, 14.319; 11. 49-Brad Sweet, 14.347; 12. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 14.378; 13. 95-Matt Covington, 14.411; 14. 87-Aaron Reutzel, 14.474; 15. 1A-Jacob Allen, 14.557; 16. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.583; 17. 21T-Ray Kulhanek, 14.624; 18. 1-Sammy Swindell, 14.654; 19. 29T-Travis Rilat, 14.655; 20. W20-Greg Wilson, 14.771; 21. 2C-Wayne Johnson, 14.872; 22. 45X-Johnny Herrera, 14.968; 23. 13-Clyde Knipp, 15.383; 24. 12W-Dale Wester, 15.714; 25. 3-Raven Culp, 16.143
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr [1]; 2. 17-Josh Baughman [2]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. 95-Matt Covington [5]; 6. 29T-Travis Rilat [7]; 7. 45X-Johnny Herrera [8]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 9. 3-Raven Culp [9]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 4. 49-Brad Sweet [4]; 5. 87-Aaron Reutzel [5]; 6. 21T-Ray Kulhanek [6]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [7]; 8. 13-Clyde Knipp [8]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 2. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 4. 5-David Gravel [3]; 5. 1-Sammy Swindell [6]; 6. 2C-Wayne Johnson [7]; 7. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 8. 12W-Dale Wester [8]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr [1]; 2. 29-Kerry Madsen [3]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 4. 9-Daryn Pittman [5]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana [6]; 6. 17-Josh Baughman [4]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [2][-]; 2. 1A-Jacob Allen [1][-]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [3][-]; 4. 3-Raven Culp [7][-]; 5. 12W-Dale Wester [6][-]; 6. 45X-Johnny Herrera [4][-]; 7. 13-Clyde Knipp [5][$300].
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Bad Boy Buggies (Official Side-by-Side Vehicle), Craftsman (Official Tool), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), Morton Buildings (Official Building), Sears (Official Home Store), The Kenny Wallace Dirt Racing Experience (Official Racing Experience) and VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, JE Pistons, KSE Racing Products, MSD, Penske Shocks, and Superflow Dynos; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Impact Racing Products, Intercomp, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo and TNT Rescue.
HOWARD, SHUEY AND HOUSWORTH WIN NASCAR FEATURES AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
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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
Coming events:
Sunday, April 17, 1 p.m. Outlaw Enduro Racing and Blast from the Past Vintage car racing.
Saturday, April 23, 7 p.m. NASCAR T.P. Trailers 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models, Sportsman stock cars and Blast From the Past Vintage cars.
Saturday, April 30, 7 p.m. NASCAR T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars.
Sunday, May 1, 1 p.m. Enduro racing and Blast from the Past Vintage Cars.
Note: Saturday night events start at 7:30 p.m. effective May 7th until Freedom 76 weekend.
Saturday, May 7, 7:30 p.m. T.P.Trailers NASCAR 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman stock cars.
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HOWARD, SHUEY AND HOUSWORTH WIN NASCAR STOCK CAR FEATURES AT GRANDVIEW SPEEDWAY
BECHTELSVILLE, PA April 17, 2017 . . . Duane Howard lost the T.P. Trailers NASCAR 358 Modified opener feature at Grandview as he had the lapped cars as obstacles that allowed eventual winner Craig VonDohren to reel him in and pass him for the win. In the second outing Howard didn’t want another one to slip by him. He was glad lapped traffic, “obeyed the move over flag, even though he had to work through them in the closing stages.” He could run the Petruska-owned Atlas Paving No. 66 on the top or bottom as the crew, “worked hard this week to provide him with a top notch car.” Howard showed his appreciation when he won the 35-lap Modified feature to claim $3,500 plus in his 69th career win by a comfortable margin over runner-up Mike Gular in the event broadcast by RCN-TV.
Brian Shuey, a three-time Late Model point champion stepped away from racing for several years, but he always had the desire to return if the right opportunity came along. Scott Lee, a former driver himself, contacted the Shoemakersville resident and they decided to team up for the 2016 season.
The opener didn’t farewell for them, but the next attempt was a success as Shuey returned to the winner’s circle for the first time since August 2010 by leading from start to finish holding off Wayne Pfeil’s constant challenges in the 20-lap BRC NASCAR Late Model feature.
Jim Housworth became a fixture at the track three years ago behind the wheel of the Ryan McNichol Sportsman No. 72. He said, “He knew the first one is always the hardest, but he didn’t think it would be this long.” He didn’t have an easy time capturing the victory in the 25-lap Sportsman feature since Brett Gilmore was on his bumper practically the entire race leaving Housworth know he was there.
All three feature winners received additional monetary awards from T.P. Trailers, Limerick ‑ $250, for the Modified and $100 for both the Late Model and Sportsman winners plus the Dan’s Deli ½-way hoagie award.
NASCAR stock car racing action returns to Grandview Speedway on Saturday, April 23rd at 7 p.m. with the T.P.Trailers 358 Modifieds, BRC Late Models and Sportsman all seeing action. An added attraction will be the Blast from the Past Vintage Cars seeing action. Gates open at 5 p.m. Adult admission is $15 with youngsters under 12 being admitted free.
At the initial start of the Modified feature Kenny Gilmore was the early race leader.
The yellow flew on lap two when Rick Laubach hit the third turn wall with heavy impact, but escaped injury despite a heavily damaged race car. The restart was void when Ryan Watt spun with VonDohren, Steve Swinehart and Kyle Borror also involved. Everyone continued under their own power. Gilmore still led the restart with heavy pressure from John Willman.
Willman became the new leader on the fourth circuit with Gilmore, Tim Buckwalter, Brett Kressley and Mike Kellner in tow.
A few cars back Howard was making his run to the front from 14th on the outside lane and by the tenth lap he was challenging Buckwalter for second.
Willman held on to first until the 15th lap when Howard dove underneath him out of two and into the top spot.
With Howard now in control the battle for the remaining spots developed between Willman, Gular and Jeff Strunk.
Positions were constantly changing behind Howard with Gular, Strunk, Willman and Buckwalter the top five with 23 laps in the books and everyone working slower traffic.
Before the checkered unfurled Kellner spun in the second turn erasing Howard’s deficit giving everyone a last opportunity on the single file restart.
Howard kept the Billy The Kid powered mount ahead and went on to score his first win of the season and 69th career win. Trailing were Gular, Strunk, Buckwalter and VonDohren, who came on strong the final lap. Rounding out the top ten were Doug Manmiller, Willman, Kressley, Gilmore and Jared Umbenhauer.
Heats were won by Manmiller, Watt and Umbenhauer. Danny Erb won the consi.
Before the first lap could be completed in the Late Model feature a third and fourth turn tangle brought out the yellow. The next try caused the red to be thrown after defending point champion Chuck Schutz was bounced off the backstretch wall, spun into traffic and was hit hard by Lou Egrie Jr. and Cory Merkel. All drivers escaped injury with Schutz’s car receiving the brunt of the damage and Egrie Jr. was also through for the night. Merkel continued, but eventually dropped out.
Once action got underway polesitter Shuey, who lost power steering in the heat, took the early pace while Bryon Sipe, returning after a year hiatus; Pfeil, Egrie and Ron Kline in pursuit.
Pfeil advanced to second on the third lap, but Sipe didn’t give up easily. Pfeil next wanted to track down Shuey and take the lead away.
By the half-way marker Pfeil was reeling Shuey in as the front runner neared lap traffic.
Despite the fact that Pfeil closed the gap Shuey built up, he couldn’t muster up enough steam to get past him and Shuey went on to capture his season first win and 16th career victory. Finishing second was Pfeil followed by Kline, another driver that returned after being away from the division a few year; Sean Merkel, opening night winner and Egrie. Sixth through tenth were Sipe, Dave Ogin, Devin Frey, Bill Henning and Joe Fanelli.
Pfeil and Egrie won the heats.
Sportsman action saw Housworth pull away quickly followed by Brett Gilmore, Mike Lisowski, Ken Eckert Jr. and Dean Bachman.
The front runners came upon lap traffic by the 11th lap, but they continued to battle intensely.
As the front runners came out of turn four on the 16th lap, a lap car spun in front of them making for some tense moments. Housworth and Gilmore got past, but Lisowski wasn’t as fortunate as he got caught up in it. He could continue, but lost valuable positions since he had to go to the rear of the field. Housworth held onto the lead on the restart, but now Eckert was second.
A fourth turn spin brought out the final caution period on the 17th lap. Housworth held his ground, but now Gilmore was back in second.
Housworth never surrendered the lead in his Lombardo powered mount and went on to score a well-deserved first career victory. Following him across the line were Gilmore, Henn, Eckert Jr. and Bachman. Craig Whitmoyer, opening night winner; Joe Funk III, Kyle Lilick, Ryan Lilick and Mike Koffel completed the top ten.
The four sportsman heat winners were Brad Brightbill, Bachman, Ryan Beltz and R. Lilick. Brad Grim and Paul Houseknecht won the consies.
FEATURE RACE RESULTS
T.P. Trailers 358 Modified Feature Finish (35-Laps): 1. Duane Howard, 2. Mike Gular, 3. Jeff Strunk, 4. Tim Buckwalter, 5. Craig Von Dohren, 6. Doug Manmiller, 7. John Willman, 8. Brett Kressley, 9. Kenny Gilmore, 10. Jared Umbenhauer, 11. Meme DeSantis, 12. Kyle Weiss, 13. Chris Esposito, 14. Danny Erb, 15. Ryan Watt, 16. Brian Houseknecht, 17. Ryan Grim, 18. Don Norris Jr., 19. Kyle Borror, 20. Kory Fleming, 21. Steve Swinehart, 22. Eric Biehn, 23. Ray Swinehart, 24. Mike Kellner, 25. Ron Haring Jr. (alternate), 27. Justin Grim, 28. Rick Laubach. DNS: Tommy Scheetz III. DNQ: Ron Seltmann Jr., Chris Gambler, Bobby Gunther-Walsh, Carroll Hine III and Jeremy Banos.
BRC Late Model Feature Finish (25-Laps): 1. Brian Shuey, 2. Wayne Pfeil, 3. Ron Kline, 4. Sean Merkel, 5. Lou Egrie, 6. Bryon Sipe, 7. Dave Ogin, 8. Devin Frey, 9. Bill Henning, 10. Joe Fanelli, 11. Drew Weiser, 12. Eric Hoch, 13. Cory Merkel, 14. George Irwin, 15. Dan Green, 16. Chuck Schutz, 17. Dirk Rimrott, 18. Lou Egrie Jr., 19. Shawn Horning.
Sportsman Feature Finish (25-Laps): 1. Jim Housworth, 2. Brett Gilmore, 3. Jordan Henn, 4. Ken Eckert Jr., 5. Dean Bachman, 6. Craig Whitmoyer, 7. Joe Funk III, 8. Kyle Lilick, 9. Ryan Lilick, 10. Mike Koffel, 11. Brad Grim, 12. Brad Brightbill, 13. Chris Jenkins, 14. Mike Lisowski, 15. Brian Hirthler, 16. Jack Butler, 17. Ryan Shupp, 18. Brad Arnold, 19. Lex Shive, 20. Paul Houseknecht, 21. Mike Stringer, 22. Curt Betler, 23. Nathan Mohr, 24. Ryan Higgs, 25. Mark Kemmerer, 26. Ryan Beltz. DNQ: John McGovern, Andrew Kries, Kenny Bock, Dylan Swinehart, Brandon Whitmoyer, Pat Conrad, Jesse Landis, Josh Adams, Derrick Smith, Rich Jones, Gary Grim, B.J. Joly,
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STOCKON DEFENDS HOME TURF; TAKES TRI-STATE'S SPRING SHOWDOWN
It was home-sweet-home for Haubstadt, Indiana resident Chase Stockon as he ran down Thomas Meseraull for the lead on lap 12, and pulled away to capture his first series victory at his backyard track and his seventh career USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature victory at a seventh different track after winning Saturday night's "Spring Showdown" at Tri-State Speedway.
On the initial start, outside front row starter C.J Leary jumped to the lead using the cushion to ride around pole sitter Meseraull for the top spot. The action quickly came to a halt for inside second row starter Max McGhee as he saw his night abruptly end after smoke began to pour out from under the hood of the number 17.
On the restart, it took just one lap around the high-banked paperclip for Meseraull to slide up in front of Leary to claim the lead on the second lap. Meanwhile, Stockon got around Leary for second and then set his sights on Meseraull for the lead.
A yellow for the stopped car of Aaron Farney on the sixth lap bunched up the field momentarily, but the frontrunners continued their torrid pace, catching the backmarkers in less than a handful of laps.
Meseraull rode the high line as Stockon worked the middle, inching ever closer to the lead on each corner of every lap. As Meseraull and Stockon negotiated heavy traffic, Stockon staked his claim for the number one spot, getting by Meseraull at the exit of turn four on lap 12.
Just four laps later, Tri-State Speedway fan favorite Kyle Cummins got by Meseraull for second, putting him in position to make a run at Stockon for his first career series win.
Despite a yellow for Isaac Chapple's stopped car with just five laps to go that bunched up the field, on the restart, Cummins was no match for Stockon, who sprinted to a half-straightaway advantage in the final laps to take the checkered flag in his 32-TBI Racing Superior Tank & Trailer - Crescent Electric Supply/DRC/Fisher ahead of Cummins, Carson Short, Chad Boespflug, Leary, Brady Bacon, Robert Ballou, Brady Short, Meseraull and Kent Schmidt.
Stockon's win vaulted him into the series point lead by 14 markers over Meseraull. Similarily, after last season's "Spring Showdown," Stockon held a 15-point lead in the series standings. Stockon, the winner of numerous races at Tri-State Speedway over the past several years outside of USAC competition, was proud to add his name to the list of USAC winners at the southwestern Indiana track.
"It feels great to finally get a USAC win down here with it being so close to home," Stockon said. "I've always loved it (Tri-State Speedway) and have been fortunate enough to win a fair share of races and even some down here, but to get a USAC win feels awesome. This thing was unreal and I don't think I could've driven any harder."
Cummins once again showed his prowess at Tri-State, finishing a distant second in his Hank Byram/Vincennes University - Tim Mason ReMax/Mach-1/Cummins and, as a result, moved into third in the series standings. Cummins is still searching for his first career USAC win after earning his ninth podium finish in the series. Despite another close, but no cigar performance, Cummins is pleased with his performance after running into misfortune during the last couple of races.
"After last night (at Bloomington) and Lawrenceburg, this is a nice turn around," Cummins said. "Chase (Stockon) was a little better and I thought I had a shot on that late restart. I was going to try to slide him and he moved down a lane and I had to chalk it up a little bit just so I didn't take us both out. It was all I could do, but the car is running really well right now. The beginning of the season has started out really well, so if we can keep up these podiums, we'll get a win."
Young Carson Short of Marion, Illinois, earned a career-best third-place finish in his Richard Short/Total Field & Environmental Services - RASS Restoration/DRC/SPEC.
"It feels really good to kick the season off running well," Short said. "I'm hopeful we can keep this little bit of momentum up for the next few months and keep putting together some good finishes."
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: April 16, 2016 - Haubstadt, Indiana - Tri-State Speedway - "Spring Showdown" - co-sanctioned by the Midwest Sprint Car Series
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. Kyle Cummins, 3R, Byram-13.512; 2. Carson Short, 21, Short-13.570; 3. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-13.588; 4. Max McGhee, 17, McGhee-13.593; 5. C.J. Leary, 17GP, Dutcher-13.707; 6. Brady Short, 11p, Pottorff-13.725; 7. Thomas Meseraull, 66, Amati-13.770; 8. Chad Boespflug, 98E, NineEight/Eberhardt/Zirzow-13.839; 9. Kody Swanson, 71p, Phillips-13.925; 10. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-13.934; 11. Justin Grant, 5, Baldwin-13.959; 12. Dakota Jackson, 3, Jackson-13.959; 13. Dave Darland, 11, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-14.063; 14. Kent Schmidt, 5K, Schmidt-14.248; 15. James Lyerla, 11x, Lyerla-14.287; 16. Robert Ballou, 1, Ballou-14.302; 17. Aaron Farney, 15F, Farney-14.313; 18. Landon Simon, 24, LSR-14.344; 19. Brandon Morin, 98, Morin-14.895; 20. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR-14.477; 21. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-14.556; 22. Bret Mellenberndt, 97, Mellenberndt-14.687; 23. Jared Chastain, 52c, Chastain-15.699; 24. Jim Shelton, 41, Shelton-16.549; 25. Nevil Algieo, 11A, Algieo-NT (Time of 14.917 disallowed).
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. McGhee, 2. Bacon, 3. Meseraull, 4. Cummins, 5. Darland, 6. Ballou, 7. Morin, 8. Mellenberndt, 9. Algieo. 2:17.42
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Schmidt, 2. Farney, 3. C. Short, 4. Grant, 5. Leary, 6. Morin, 7. Chapple, 8. Chastain. 2:18.75
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stockon, 2. Jackson, 3. Simon, 4. Swanson, 5. Goodnight, 6. Lyerla, 7. B. Short, 8. Shelton. 2:17.62
INDY RACE PARTS SEMI: (12 laps) 1. B. Short, 2. Ballou, 3. Chapple, 4. Boespflug, 5. Lyerla, 6. Algieo, 7. Morin, 8. Mellenberndt, 9. Shelton, 10. Chastain. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Chase Stockon, 2. Kyle Cummins, 3. Carson Short, 4. Chad Boespflug, 5. C.J. Leary, 6. Brady Bacon, 7. Robert Ballou, 8. Brady Short, 9. Thomas Meseraull, 10. Kent Schmidt, 11. Dakota Jackson, 12. Justin Grant, 13. Landon Simon, 14. Dave Darland, 15. James Lyerla, 16. Isaac Chapple, 17. Aaron Farney, 18. Matt Goodnight, 19. Brandon Morin, 20. Kody Swanson, 21. Nevil Algieo, 22. Max McGhee. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Leary, Laps 2-11 Meseraull, Laps 12-30 Stockon.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS/B & W AUTO MART HARD CHARGER: Robert Ballou
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Stockon-407; 2-Meseraull-393; 3-Cummins-378; 4-Bacon-368; 5-Ballou-351; 6-Darland-339; 7-Grant-317; 8-Leary-307; 9-McGhee-306; 10-Boespflug-297.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: April 23 - Montpelier (IN) Motor Speedway
Daryn Pittman Perseveres to Score Perris Win
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Daryn Pittman Perseveres to Score Perris Win
Joey Saldana finishes third with pass on last turn of last lap
PERRIS, Calif. - April 16, 2016 - Daryn Pittman dominated Saturday night's SoCal Showdown at Perris Auto Speedway to claim his second World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series victory of the season. The win came one night after a crash ended his night while he led at Bakersfield Speedway.
"Last night was dumb," Pittman said of his Bakersfield Speedway run. "I ran over Joey [Saldana] and took ourselves out of contention for a win there and tore up a lot of equipment."
Pittman, who claimed his first ever series win at Perris, said perseverance is the motto of his No. 9 Great Clips team.
"This car has been so fast and we're right there in the hunt every night," Pittman said. "We've just got to put it together and that starts with me.
"This track has been really good to me and I got my very first Outlaw win here beating Steve Kinser to the line by I don't know how close - it was really close. It's one I'll never forget so I always enjoy coming here."
Pittman, who led the feature flag-to-flag, had to contend much of the night with traffic and perhaps more pressing, his Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb teammate Brad Sweet behind him.
The all KKR front row, was in charge early, as Pittman took the lead on the first lap. As he worked his way through lappd traffic, he built up an impressive multi-second lead over Sweet and Shane Stewart.
Sweet held firm in second as Stewart worked to close the gap on the second place position. The two were within a car length of each other much of the night.
With one lap to go, Pittman made contact with Paul McMahan that sent McMahan spinning. The caution flag waved. Pittman later apologized to McMahan in victory lane.
The reset field, with a green-white-checkered finish ahead, looked for one last chance to make a move.
Stewart, looking for the second position, made a bold charge on Sweet through one and two but was not able to get around the No. 49 Razorback Professional Tools car. The move opened the door for fourth-place running Saldana to close the gap with his No. 83 Roth Motorsports car.
"I think Brad had his tires going down a little and Shane had a good racecar so he was trying really hard to get by him and he just used his tires up there or had his tires going down there and missed the rubber going into three," Saldana said. "That was the only shot I had so I went for it and luckily we were on the front straightaway."
Saldana completed the pass on the final lap coming off of turn four.
Pittman claimed his second series win of the season - the first driver not named Schatz or Pittman to score a repeat win - and Sweet picked up his tenth podium finish of the season.
"We're running up front every night and it's just a good team effort," Sweet said. "We've got momentum on our side and a little bit of luck here and there but the car has been really fast… We're happy for Daryn and his team. It's a KKR 1-2. You can't beat that."
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Perris Auto Speedway Notebook
RACE NOTES: Daryn Pittman became the third different repeat winner of the 2016 season joining Donny Schatz and Brad Sweet as the only drivers with the distinction. Seven different drivers have stood in victory lane throughout the season… Brad Sweet picked up his 10th podium finish of the year… Donny Schatz got the night's quick time award, his second of the season.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS - MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Paul Sides; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Daryn Pittman; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Jason Sides; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Jason Sides; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Super Flow ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): N/A; KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Joey Saldana; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Daryn Pittman; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Jacob Allen; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Paul Sides.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 5 (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); Brad Sweet - 5 (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); Daryn Pittman - 2 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16); David Gravel - 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12); Jason Johnson - 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Joey Saldana - 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3); Shane Stewart - 1 (Arizona Speedway on March 6).
World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Perris Auto Speedway; Perris, Calif.; April 16, 2016.
A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2] [$10,000]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 3. 83-Joey Saldana [6]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [3]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 6. 5-David Gravel [7]; 7. 82-Dusty Zomer [9]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [10]; 9. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 10. 7-Paul McMahan [13]; 11. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [12]; 12. 24-Terry McCarl [8]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart [14]; 14. W20-Greg Wilson [17]; 15. 26-Willie Croft [11]; 16. 99T-Skylar Gee [16]; 17. 69-Randy Waitman [18]; 18. 1A-Jacob Allen [15]; 19. 55-Tony Everhart [19]; 20. 7SP-Paul Sides [20]; 21. 22-Bill Andrews [21]. Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 83-Joey Saldana [+3]
Qualifying - 1. 15-Donny Schatz, 15.607; 2. 83-Joey Saldana, 15.672; 3. 2-Shane Stewart, 15.694; 4. 5-David Gravel, 15.803; 5. 9-Daryn Pittman, 15.829; 6. 49-Brad Sweet, 15.858; 7. 7-Paul McMahan, 15.900; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.926; 9. 82-Dusty Zomer, 15.933; 10. 41-Jason Johnson, 16.006; 11. 26-Willie Croft, 16.021; 12. 41X-Dominic Scelzi, 16.054; 13. 7S-Jason Sides, 16.200; 14. 24-Terry McCarl, 16.240; 15. 1A-Jacob Allen, 16.350; 16. 99T-Skylar Gee, 16.595; 17. W20-Greg Wilson, 16.836; 18. 69-Randy Waitman, 17.853; 19. 55-Tony Everhart, 18.118; 20. 7SP-Paul Sides, 18.538; 21. 22-Bill Andrews, 21.046
Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 3. 5-David Gravel [2]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 5. 7-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 99T-Skylar Gee [6]; 7. 55-Tony Everhart [7]
Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 83-Joey Saldana [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 24-Terry McCarl [5]; 4. 26-Willie Croft [4]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 7. 7SP-Paul Sides [7]
Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Shane Stewart [1]; 2. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 3. 82-Dusty Zomer [3]; 4. 41X-Dominic Scelzi [4]; 5. 1A-Jacob Allen [5]; 6. 69-Randy Waitman [6]; 7. 22-Bill Andrews [7]
Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [1]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 2-Shane Stewart [4]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 6. 83-Joey Saldana [5]
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Blaney holds off Kemenah for Attica All Star win
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ATTICA, Ohio – When a sprint car driver is leading, sometimes it puts him at a disadvantage…not knowing where the best groove is or where to make a pass. For Dale Blaney, it took another driver to show him where the track was taking rubber Friday night at Attica Raceway Park.
Blaney, a six-time Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions titlist, would battle with two time series champ Chad Kemenah while dealing with a rubber-down racing surface and lapped traffic to earn his 128th career All Star win.
Blaney’s 24th career Attica win – 17 of which have been All Star victories – came on the rescheduled HD Supply Spring Nationals Presented by Fisher Performance and Underground Utilities Inc.
“I smelled it (rubber) off of two early as soon as I got a straight away from lapped traffic. I kinda didn’t know really where to run. They were all running through the middle here (turns three and four) and I thought I might be able to clear a few of them up. All of sudden Chad got a run and went by. I picked the pace up in a different spot. I knew I wasn’t very good and I knew I had to get going and he kind of showed me where to run,” said Blaney, pilot of the GoMuddy.com, Big Game Tree stands, CH Motorsports #1.
“CH Motorsports….Janet (Holbrook), Aaron (Call), Todd Quiring and everybody at Big Game and Muddy...we have a great situation. George and Skippy and Donny are killer on the car. I just have to drive this thing. Ninety-eight percent of the time it’s really good…20 percent of the time I’m really good so I was 20 percent tonight. Glad we started up front tonight. Track position meant a lot. I love coming to Attica….you fans have treated me great the past 28 years of my life and I appreciate it,” added Blaney.
At one point – from lap 13 through lap 17 – Blaney and Kemenah would trade sliders while battling in lapped traffic. It was frustrating for Kemenah, who sits fourth on Attica’s all-time win list right behind Blaney.
“The track took rubber and then we got behind someone who, in my mind, probably shouldn’t be out there but we just make things up as we go along but we’ll have that. I want to thank all these fans. I’m really proud of my team. Rob Hunter gives us a great race car. I want to thank Scott Bonnell for coming on board this year, JRC Transport…we have a big team effort going on right now and to get off this good of a start is awesome,” said Kemenah.
Lee Jacobs, who ran second during the early stages of the 40-lap feature, would stay within striking distance but would come home third.
“This place and Fremont were both home tracks to me for a long time and laps around here meant a lot tonight. When the track gets slick like that you know where you have to move and when you have to move. About half way through I saw Dale begin to gain speed and he passed Chad on the bottom and got a hint of rubber down there so I moved and then it was hold on to position and don’t miss the bottom,” said Jacobs beside his Simcox Grinding and Steel, Amanda J. Lewis Attorney at Law, Crown investments backed #81.
“I can’t thank Johnny Lewis enough and the two guys helping me Brian Shane and Steve Shane. This is an unbelievable first night with the All Stars. I’m making all the calls on my own so to do this and end up on the front stretch is pretty damn awesome,” added Jacobs.
In the 30-lap Sunoco American Late Model Series feature which had only one caution, Doug Drown would utilize the high line to take the lead from Rusty Schlenk on lap 17 after a very spirited battle, and went on to claim his 14th career Attica win. For the defending track champion, the victory moves him into second on the Attica all-time win list.
“This thing was great any where we went on the track. I have to thank Keith Berner for building a heck of a shock and helping us out on things to do and Dave Hornikel for the help with the Swartz chassis…I really had no clue what we were doing but the car was awesome,” said Drown beside his Hall’s Auto Sales, Wooster Glass, Kar Konnections, Malcuit Racing Engines backed #240.
“I have to thank Leroy Hall for believing in us to do a switch after the year we had,” Drown. “I’ve always struggled in slick so to have a car we can maneuver around and beat Rusty who is one of the best in the business in the slick…hopefully we can keep working and get better.”
Young Kyle Capodice showed the maturity of a season veteran in the Fremont Fence 305 Sprint Feature. At the drop of the green, he let pole sitter Jamie Miller pull ahead going into turn one, and then he turned under him to the bottom and took the lead. The Sandusky, Ohio driver was then patient with lapped traffic and made another veteran move on a lapped car with four laps remaining to drive to his first career sprint car win.
“I’m speechless…. I want to thank Franklin Sanitation and Joe Darmofal of Dramofal Racing, Fred Wolfe Auctioneer, Alvin Roepke at Vision Quest, my dad for all the hours he puts in the shop with me, my brother, my girlfriend and most of all the man above,” said Capodice.
For the Arctic Cat All Star feature, Blaney and Jacobs would bring the field to green with Blaney gaining the advantage. Jacobs, opening week winner Caleb Griffith, Byron Reed and Kemenah would stay close. The action would slow on lap 7 for a Broc Martin spin. On the restart Blaney would lead Jacobs and Griffith with Kemenah getting around Reed.
Kemenah had found something on that restart as he immediately then took second on lap 10 and began reeling in Blaney. On lap 15 Kemenah executed a slider for the lead in turns three and four with Blaney returning the favor in one and two and Kemenah moving back into the lead on lap 16. Blaney would drive to the bottom of turns three and four to regain the lead on lap 17 as the leaders entered lapped traffic.
Kemenah stayed close to Blaney with Jacobs, Reed and Griffith in tow while Chris Andrews, Bryan Sebetto, Sheldon Haudenschild and Ryan Smith waged a terrific battle behind the leaders. With 12 laps to go, Blaney muscled his way around a lapped car to put a little distance between himself and Kemenah.
Blaney would stay in the rubber the remainder of the race for the win over Kemenah, Jacobs, Reed, Griffith, Smith, Haudenschild, Sebetto, Travis Philo (up from 18th) and Andrews.
In the ALMS feature, Schlenk and Rocky Owens brought the field to green with Owens gaining the advantage over Schlenk, Drown and Matt Irey, the top four would entertain the big crowd with Schlenk taking the lead on lap three while Owens continued to race to his inside with Drown ready to pounce.
Drown was able to squeeze under Owens for second on lap 14 and then used a lapped car to drive around Schlenk for the lead on lap 17. The only caution would fly for Bob Mayer on lap 19 with Drown leading Schlenk, Owens, Irey and Jeep VanWormer. The car on the move was opening night winner Mike Bores who had worked his way to 7th from his 17th starting position.
Drown was able to pull away the final 11 laps for the win over Schlenk, Owens, VanWormer and Irey.
Jamie Miller and Capodice would lead the field to green for the 25-lap 305 sprint feature, but C.J. Jones would tangle with Kelsey Ivy sending Ivy against the wall in turn one and Jones upside down. On the ensuing restart Capodice would drive under Miller for the lead as Nate Dussel rocketed into second before the caution flew for Jerry Dahms. On the restart Alex Hill would spin. The race would go green the rest of the way.
Capodice would pull away slightly from Dussel as Ricky Peterson took third on lap three. Paul Weaver would drive around Miller into fourth by lap six. The car on the move was Dustin Dinan who drove into six from his 15th starting spot.
Capodice encountered heavy lapped traffic by the half-way point as Dussel and now Weaver closed. Capodice showed patience beyond his years as he stayed glued to the bottom despite the lapped cars. With four laps to go Dussel was within a car length with Weaver, Peterson, Miller and Dinan closing.
Capodice was finally able to dispatch a lapped car with two laps to go and drove away to his first win over Dussel, who edged out Weaver, Peterson and Miller.
Attica Raceway Park will be back in action Friday, April 22 on Kear’s Speed Shop/Merrill Lynch Night. It will be a Kistler Racing Products FAST Championship Series Presented by KS Sales and Service event for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 410 Sprints and a JLH General Contractor 305 FAST Championship Series Presented by Engine Pro event for the Fremont Fence 305 Sprints. The Summit Racing Equipment UMP Late Models will also be on the card.
For more information go to www.atticaracewaypark.com, follow the track on Twitter at twitter.com/atticaracewyprk and Facebook at www.facebook.com/atticaracewaypark.
HD Supply Spring Nationals
Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions
40 cars
Starting position [*]
Attica 04-15-2016
410 Sprints - UNOH
Qualifying
1.09x-Carson Macedo, 12.198; 2.1-Dale Blaney, 12.315; 3.22-Cole Duncan, 12.329; 4.33M-Caleb Griffith, 12.337; 5.10H-Chad Kemenah, 12.344; 6.23c-Tyler Courtney, 12.366; 7.40-Caleb Helms, 12.389; 8.94-Ryan Smith, 12.439; 9.8M-TJ Michael, 12.445; 10.5T-Travis Philo, 12.446; 11.81-Lee Jacobs, 12.482; 12.8-Bryan Sebetto, 12.518; 13.23-DJ Foos, 12.526; 14.5-Byron Reed, 12.527; 15.49-Tim Shaffer, 12.540; 16.16-Stuart Brubaker, 12.541; 17.45L-Brian Lay, 12.599; 18.73-Chris Andrews, 12.611; 19.7C-Caleb Armstrong, 12.637; 20.3J-Trey Jacobs, 12.641; 21.9-Jordan Ryan, 12.680; 22.97-Dean Jacobs, 12.702; 23.60-Kory Crabtree, 12.707; 24.9x-Rob Chaney, 12.716; 25.93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 12.784; 26.68G-Tyler Gunn, 12.836; 27.6-Bill Rose, 12.846; 28.57X-Andrew Palker, 12.853; 29.60K-Jody Keegan, 12.939; 30.11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.048; 31.19-Joe Kubiniec, 13.151; 32.38-Matt Westfall, 13.168; 33.22S-Brandon Spithaler, 13.234; 34.9Z-Duane Zablocki, 13.237; 35.83M-Broc Martin, 13.394; 36.49H-Bradley Howard, 13.450; 37.7-Shawn Valenti, 13.713; 38.8J-Jess Stiger, 13.996; 39.21-Cap Henry, 13.997; 40.70-Danny Holtgraver, 99.390;
Heat 1, Group A - (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 45L-Brian Lay[1] ; 2. 8-Bryan Sebetto[2] ; 3. 8M-TJ Michael[4] ; 4. 73-Chris Andrews[5] ; 5. 5T-Travis Philo[3] ; 6. 9-Jordan Ryan[7] ; 7. 3J-Trey Jacobs[6] ; 8. 60-Kory Crabtree[8] ; 9. 49H-Bradley Howard[10] ; 10. 19-Joe Kubiniec[9]
Heat 2, Group B - (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 40-Caleb Helms[2] ; 2. 94-Ryan Smith[1] ; 3. 60K-Jody Keegan[6] ; 4. 23c-Tyler Courtney[3] ; 5. 83M-Broc Martin[9] ; 6. 16-Stuart Brubaker[5] ; 7. 09x-Carson Macedo[4] ; 8. 38-Matt Westfall[8] ; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser[7] ; 10. 21-Cap Henry[10]
Heat 3, Group C - (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 81-Lee Jacobs[1] ; 2. 5-Byron Reed[6] ; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah[2] ; 4. 23-DJ Foos[5] ; 5. 33M-Caleb Griffith[3] ; 6. 70-Danny Holtgraver[10] ; 7. 97-Dean Jacobs[8] ; 8. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[9] ; 9. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[7] ; 10. 22-Cole Duncan[4]
Heat 4, Group D - (10 Laps, top 5 to A)
1. 1-Dale Blaney[4] ; 2. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[1] ; 3. 9x-Rob Chaney[2] ; 4. 49-Tim Shaffer[3] ; 5. 68G-Tyler Gunn[5] ; 6. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[8] ; 7. 8J-Jess Stiger[10] ; 8. 57X-Andrew Palker[7] ; 9. 6-Bill Rose[6] ; 10. 7-Shawn Valenti[9]
Dash 1 (8 Laps, finish determines A-main line-up)
1. 1-Dale Blaney[2] ; 2. 81-Lee Jacobs[4] ; 3. 10H-Chad Kemenah[1] ; 4. 33M-Caleb Griffith[6] ; 5. 5-Byron Reed[8] ; 6. 94-Ryan Smith[5] ; 7. 40-Caleb Helms[3] ; 8. 8-Bryan Sebetto[7]
B-Main 1 - (12 Laps, top 4 to A)
1. 09x-Carson Macedo[1] ; 2. 16-Stuart Brubaker[2] ; 3. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[3] ; 4. 57X-Andrew Palker[9] ; 5. 9-Jordan Ryan[5] ; 6. 3J-Trey Jacobs[4] ; 7. 6-Bill Rose[8] ; 8. 9Z-Duane Zablocki[14] ; 9. 97-Dean Jacobs[6] ; 10. 70-Danny Holtgraver[19] ; 11. 21-Cap Henry[18] ; 12. 38-Matt Westfall[12] ; 13. 7-Shawn Valenti[16] ; 14. 19-Joe Kubiniec[11] ; 15. 22S-Brandon Spithaler[13] ; 16. 8J-Jess Stiger[17] ; 17. 49H-Bradley Howard[15] ; 18. 60-Kory Crabtree[7] ; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser[10] ; 20. 22-Cole Duncan[20]
A-Main 1 - (40 Laps)
1. 1-Dale Blaney[1] ; 2. 10H-Chad Kemenah[3] ; 3. 81-Lee Jacobs[2] ; 4. 5-Byron Reed[5] ; 5. 33M-Caleb Griffith[4] ; 6. 94-Ryan Smith[6] ; 7. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild[10] ; 8. 8-Bryan Sebetto[8] ; 9. 5T-Travis Philo[18] ; 10. 73-Chris Andrews[14] ; 11. 8M-TJ Michael[11] ; 12. 49-Tim Shaffer[17] ; 13. 23c-Tyler Courtney[15] ; 14. 60K-Jody Keegan[12] ; 15. 40-Caleb Helms[7] ; 16. 68G-Tyler Gunn[20] ; 17. 45L-Brian Lay[9] ; 18. 9x-Rob Chaney[13] ; 19. 23-DJ Foos[16] ; 20. 21-Cap Henry[26] ; 21. 16-Stuart Brubaker[22] ; 22. 09x-Carson Macedo[21] ; 23. 70-Danny Holtgraver[25] ; 24. 7C-Caleb Armstrong[23] ; 25. 57X-Andrew Palker[24] ; 26. 83M-Broc Martin[19]
CLAUSON CASHES 4TH STRAIGHT USAC SPRINT WIN AT BLOOMINGTON
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Bryan Clauson knows the red clay of the Bloomington (Ind.) Speedway like the back of his hand, and over the past several seasons, the track has become his personal ATM as he once again found his way to victory lane for the fourth consecutive time in USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car competition at the southern Indiana speed plant.
Clauson, who started 11th, quickly made his way to the front in a race that had a rough beginning for a couple of his competitors up front. After Boespflug led the initial lap from his pole starting position, ProSource fast qualifier and new one-lap track record holder, 6th place-running C.J. Leary, got upside down, bouncing over the turn one banking, resulting in the polar opposite of fortunes from his victory in the "Sumar Classic" USAC Silver Crown race at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track two weekends ago. Despite the tumble, Leary was able to restart.
On the restart, the action lasted until the end of the second lap as Brady Bacon made an attempt for the second spot on Brent Beauchamp. Same as Leary, Beauchamp ended up taking a wild ride over the turn one berm. However, the damage to Beauchamp's machine was enough to end his night on the hook.
On the next restart, Bacon went to the topside to run down Boespflug, taking the lead off of turn two on the third circuit and opening up a wide margin between himself and his nearest contenders.
After trading sliders with Boespflug, Hunter Schuerenberg, in his new ride for Seth Motsinger Motorsports, followed Bacon's lead by running the high line to take the second position from Boespflug on lap nine. On lap 15, Schuerenberg's superb run slipped through his fingers after sliding over the berm in turn four, falling all the way back to the 10th spot.
Meanwhile, Clauson was on a tear, maneuvering his way into the top-four by the midway point, chasing down and stealing the 3rd spot from Boespflug and taking 2nd from Stockon as he began to turn up the heat on Bacon for the lead.
Clauson rim-rode the cushion around the ¼-mile, erasing and evaporating Bacon's lead in a hurry, ultimately nipping him at the line for the lead on lap 19.
Clauson, who initially did not have Bloomington Speedway on his racing agenda for this weekend, had to be pleased of his decision as he was a man on a mission, pulling away from Bacon in the final laps to take his second USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car feature victory of the year in his Dooling-Hayward/B & H Contractors - Cancer Treatment Centers of America/Spike/Stanton Mopar, beating Bacon, Meseraull, Stockon, Robert Ballou, Dave Darland, Schuerenberg, Jarett Andretti, Brady Short and Max McGhee to the line.
Since taking the controls of the Dooling/Hayward sprinter in late 2015. Clauson has won five of the 11 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car events he has entered. It was the Noblesville, Indiana driver's sixth USAC feature victory in a USAC-sanctioned event in 2016. Only one other driver has won multiple features in USAC this season: Josh Hodges with two.
Rolling along on a wave of confidence, tonight's KSE Racing Products/B & W Auto Mart Hard Charger, Clauson, feels he has the opportunity to win anytime he pulls into Bloomington.
"This place has always been good to me," Clauson said. "I really feel like we can start about anywhere in this number 63 car and still have a shot to win. We were good on the top tonight and everybody else was working the bottom, which left the top open for me. I knew we were good; I just had to make sure I didn't slip off the edge like last year."
Bacon, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, who led the field with the most laps led, scored a solid second-place finish in his Dynamics, Inc./Mean Green - Lykins Oil/Triple X/Williams Mopar.
"When you're the leader, it's hard to know where to go," Bacon admitted. "The only thing I could've done to hold him (Clauson) off would've been to go to the top earlier than when I did. But, never on Earth did I think that that was the way to go because the top was so slick all day in (turns) three and four. I just never thought it would've come in like it did. We were better tonight, but so was everyone else. The competition is so tough in this deal right now that everybody is pushing, pushing, pushing, and you can't ever stop!"
San Jose, California's Thomas Meseraull extended his point lead to 16 points as the series heads into Saturday night's race at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. with his third place finish in the Amati Racing/Marion Underground Construction - Zeller Construction/DRC/Dynotech.
"It was kind of unfortunate with a couple guys going over there up on top, but we kind of got everybody going down on the bottom," Meseraull said. "I got into Ballou in turn two and, after that, the left front seemed kind of messed up, but, in the end, it helped us run the bottom."
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USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: April 15, 2016 - Bloomington, Indiana - Bloomington Speedway
PROSOURCE QUALIFYING: 1. C.J. Leary, 17GP, Dutcher-10.842; 2. Chase Stockon, 32, 32 TBI-10.863; 3. Carson Short, 21, Short-10.924; 4. Brady Bacon, 69, Dynamics-10.951; 5. Hunter Schuerenberg, 2, Motsinger-10.963; 6. Robert Ballou, 1, Ballou-11.065; 7. Max McGhee, 17, McGhee-11.076; 8. Justin Grant, 5, Baldwin-11.152; 9. Brent Beauchamp, 34, Olson-11.162; 10. Chad Boespflug, 98E, NineEight/Eberhardt/Zirzow-11.223; 11. Thomas Meseraull, 66, Amati-11.241; 12. Bryan Clauson, 63, Dooling/Hayward-11.246; 13. Brady Short, 11p, Pottorff-11.291; 14. Kyle Cummins, 3R, Byram-11.324; 15. Isaac Chapple, 52, LNR/Chapple-11.428; 16. Dave Darland, 11, Walker/Curb-Agajanian-11.435; 17. Ted Hines, 12, Hines-11.436; 18. Jarett Andretti, 18, Andretti-11.441; 19. Jeff Bland, Jr., 38, Bland-11.464; 20. Jon Stanbrough, 81, Stanbrough-11.484; 21. Shane Cottle, 57, Hazen-11.508; 22. Brandon Morin, 98, Morin-11.539; 23. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 2E, Epperson-11.592; 24. Aaron Farney, 15F, Farney-11.621; 25. Tony DiMattia, 50, DiMattia-11.648; 26. Bret Mellenberndt, 97, Mellenberndt-11.695; 27. Austin Prock, 77, Wingo-11.857; 28. Matt Goodnight, 39, Goodnight-11.878; 29. Landon Simon, 24, LSR-11.895; 30. Kent Schmidt, 5K, Schmidt-11.979; 31. Shelby VanGilder, 22v, VanGilder-12.409; 32. Brandon Mattox, 04, Burton-12.678; 33. Kody Swanson, 71p, Phillips/Wolters-NT; 34. Logan Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-NT; 35. Ethan Barrow, 15, Barrow-NT.
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Beauchamp, 2. Schuerenberg, 3. Leary, 4. B. Short, 5. Andretti, 6. Morin, 7. Mellenberndt, 8. Schmidt. NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION (CSI) SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Boespflug, 2. Bland, 3. Stockon, 4. Cummins, 5. Ballou, 6. Thomas, 7. Prock, 8. VanGilder. NT
BENIC ENTERPRISES THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Meseraull, 2. Stanbrough, 3. Farney, 4. Mattox, 5. Goodnight, 6. Chapple, 7. McGhee, 8. C. Short. NT
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Clauson, 2. Bacon, 3. Cottle, 4. Darland, 5. Grant, 6. Simon, 7. Swanson, 8. DiMattia. NT
SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Ballou, 2. Andretti, 3. C. Short, 4. Simon, 5. Thomas, 6. McGhee, 7. Prock, 8. Swanson, 9. Goodnight, 10. Mellenberndt, 11. Schmidt, 12. VanGilder, 13. Morin, 14. Chapple, 15. Grant, 16. DiMattia. NT
FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson, 2. Brady Bacon, 3. Thomas Meseraull, 4. Chase Stockon, 5. Robert Ballou, 6. Dave Darland, 7. Hunter Schuerenberg, 8. Jarett Andretti, 9. Brady Short, 10. Max McGhee, 11. Carson Short, 12. Kody Swanson, 13. Shane Cottle, 14. Chad Boespflug, 15. Justin Grant, 16. Jon Stanbrough, 17. Kevin Thomas, Jr., 18. Kyle Cummins, 19. Aaron Farney, 20. C.J. Leary, 21. Landon Simon, 22. Brandon Mattox, 23. Jeff Bland, Jr., 24. Brent Beauchamp. NT
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**Leary flipped on lap 2 of the feature. Beauchamp flipped on lap 2 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Boespflug, Laps 3-18 Bacon, Laps 19-30 Clauson.
KSE RACING PRODUCTS/B & W AUTO MART HARD CHARGER: Bryan Clauson
NEW USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Meseraull-341, 2-Stockon-325, 3-Bacon-306, 4-Darland-300, 5-Cummins-300, 6-Ballou-296, 7-Clauson-287, 8-Grant-273, 9-McGhee-272, 10-Leary-243.
NEXT USAC AMSOIL SPRINT CAR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE: April 16 - Haubstadt, IN - Tri-State Speedway - "Sprint Showdown" - co-sanctioned by MSCS
