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Bridgeport Speedway results
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1 – Dom Buffalino, 2 – Ryan Godown, 3 – Rick Laubach, 4 – Stewart Friesen, 5 – Ryan Watt, 6 – Jordan Watson, 7 – Brett Hearn, 8 – Jamie Mills, 9 – Sammy Martz, 10 – Doug Manmiller, 11 – Billy Pauch Jr., 12 – Tommy Beamer, 13 – Riche Pratt Jr., 14 – Jeff Strunk, 15 – Brett Kressley, 16 – Jesse Hill, 17 – Ryan Krachun, 18 – Mike Franz, 19 – Jim Britt, 20 – Ron Roberts, 21 – Anthony Perrago, 22 – Craig Von Dohren, 23 – Matt Sheppard, 24 – Jerry Higbie, 25 – David Hunt, 26 – Jimmy Horton
CRATE/SPORTSMAN FEATURE
1 – Jeremy Harrington, 2 – Brad Roberts, 3 – Travis Hill, 4 – Steve Davis, 5 – Steve Kemery, 6 – Scott Hitchins, 7 – Frank Dorry Jr. 8 – Clyde Cox, 9 – Brandon Grosso, 10 – Dylan Betts, 11 – Adam Cox, 12 – Jeff Bubori, 13 – Scott Humes, 14 – Ernie Miles III, 15 – Tyler Humes, 16 – Eric Hitz, 17 – John Micek, 18 – David Crossman, 19 – Matt Budd, 20 – Kevin Belmont, 21 – Freddie Massey, 22 – Pete Serra, 23 – Frank Venezia, 24 – Mike Mammana, 25 – Matt Stangle
OUTLAW STOCK FEATURE
1 – Ron Frees, 2 – Tom Wills Jr., 3 – TJ Henry, 4 – Jimmy Avery, 5 – Scott Dugan, 6 – Billy Wroble, 7 – Jeff Dirkes, 8 – Spider Ensinger, 9 – Gary Klimeczak, 10 – Joe Meron, 11 – Bob Firth, 12 – Vern McLaughlin, 13 – Ken Watson Jr, 14 – Steven Land, 15 – John Mayer, 16 – Brian Ludwig, 17 – Sean Smith, 18 - Art Avery
World of Outlaws Placerville Speedway results
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Johnson Returns to Victory Lane at Placerville Speedway
Captures win one year after serious accident at same event
PLACERVILLE, Calif. March 23, 2016... After being involved in a horrible accident during this event last year that sidelined him for the season, Jason Johnson returned to Placerville Speedway for the 2nd Annual Brad Sweet presents the Placerville Short Track Outlaw Showdown presented by Riebes Auto Parts and captured his first victory since Texas Motor Speedway in 2003.
Daryn Pittman, who was also injured in the same event last year, finished second to Johnson, as both drivers overcame their troubles from a year ago for podium finishes.
We have a tremendously strong team right now, and things are clicking, and when they are clicking it is fun, Johnson said. Daryn [Pittman] and I were standing there in the dash and I was like man I would be happy just walking out of here tonight and then we finish one and two.
This was a place I really wanted to redeem myself. Its really cool we are able to come to a small track like this and be able to race and I really got to thank Brad Sweet and thank all the fans for coming out, its been a great night.
Johnson, a Eunice, La. native, showed speed early in the night, clocking in with the second fastest time, just behind quick-time recipient Sean Becker, who is a native of Chico, Calif.
Johnson then piloted his Priority Aviation/Masilla Valley Transportation No. 41 to a victory in his heat, defeating Auburn, Calif. driver Andy Forsberg, which qualified him for the dash.
Coming short of sweeping all the races during the night, Johnson finished fourth in the dash, as Pittman, in the Great Clips/Sage Fruit No. 9, captured the victory in the 8-lap race after he overtook Forsberg on the opening lap.
Pittman, starting in the first position, lost the top spot once the green flag fell, to second place starter Forsberg, who regained the position Pittman took from him in the dash on the opening lap.
Johnson charged from his fourth starting position early, quickly making his way to the second position just behind Forsberg, after he passed Pittman on lap four.
Johnson reeled in Forsberg and started battling with the driver of the PitStopUSA/Autism Awareness No. 7C. The back-and-forth duel for the top position lasted 10 laps, with Johnson finally overtaking Forsberg on lap 14.
As the leaders hit slower lapped traffic, Johnson padded his lead on the rest of the field, but a caution near the halfway point brought both Forsberg and Pittman to his rear bumper.
On the ensuing restart, Johnson pulled away again as Forsberg lost a position to both Pittman and race promoter Sweet, who cracked the top three for the first time all night.
Sweets time in the top three was short lived as another local California driver, Kyle Hirst from Paradise, Calif., rocketed from his 10th starting position to the top three with less than 15 laps remaining.
Much like Sweet, Hirsts time in the top three was short lived as he blew a tire causing a late race restart with only five laps remaining.
Unfortunately, the caution for Hirst was not the final caution of the night.
Just before the leaders took the white flag, Joey Saldana brought out the final caution, setting up a green-white-checkered finish between Johnson, Pittman and Sweet, who had reclaimed his podium position.
On the final restart, Sweet slipped off the track allowing Forsberg around him for the third position.
At the front, Pittman could not muscle his way around Johnson, who proved to be too fast for the rest of the field as he dominated the majority of the race, leading 26 laps en route to claiming the victory at Placerville.
I had no clue [how fast we were], Johnson said. But I knew if we were racing with Andy [Forsberg] then we were pretty good, because I watch a lot of video, and Andys pretty good at this type of racing.
Its all about pacing yourself. You watch Donny Schatz pace himself, his fastest laps come at the end of the race so at the beginning of the race I paced myself and shopped around, then I got the and tried not to make mistakes.
Pittman recorded his second runner-up finish in-a-row, finishing second to Donny Schatz on the final night at Stockton Dirt Track on Saturday before finishing second to Johnson tonight.
You couldnt have scripted a better finish than that one tonight, Pittman said. Starting on the pole you want to win but for [Jason Johnson] to come back and win and me to finish second...It was a lot of fun to come back to a racetrack that we both had a bad night, and both got hurt, and come back and run strong.
Our goals werent too high coming in here tonight. My goal was to see more of the track than I did from the Placerville hospital, so luckily we achieved that and finished second. But congrats to Jason [Johnson], he has definitely been fast this year. He has probably been the most improved and theyre in the hunt every night, so it was a great win for that team, and a good run for us.
Forsberg brought home a third place finish after being one of the fastest cars all night and contending for the victory early in the feature.
We were all working today until about noon so we were able to come out here today and run with the Outlaws these guys are pros, Forsberg said. Am I a little disappointed I didnt win? Of course...Weve been here twice and been in contention twice, so I dont know what else to say, other than I am happy to be in third place.
It sure broke my heart to see Brad [Sweet] drive off the track and let me by him, it was definitely nice of him.
The World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series head home for the Easter weekend before hitting the road again for the Ocean Outlaw Showdown presented by Budweiser at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif. on Friday April 1.
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Stockton Dirt Track Notebook
RACE NOTES: Jason Johnson scores first win since 2003, becomes seventh different winner of 2016...Donny Schatz picks up first KSE Hard Charger Award of the season...Daryn Pittman captures sixth podium finish of the year, second most behind teammate Brad Sweet.
CONTINGENCY WINNERS... MSD Ignitions ($25 cash): Jonathan Allard; MSD Ignitions ($50 cash): Jason Johnson; Penske Shocks ($50 cash): Greg Wilson; JE Pistons ($50 cash): Brad Sweet; VP Racing Fuels ($50 cash): Donny Schatz; Edelbrock ($50 cash): Sean Becker; Comp Cams ($50 cash): Sean Becker; Morton Buildings ($50 cash): Terry McCarl; Cometic Gasket ($50 cash): Paul McMahan; Super Flow ($50 cash): Logan Schuchart; Craftsman/Sears ($100 cash): Andy Forsberg;KSE Racing Products ($100 product certificate): Donny Schatz; Comp Cams ($50 product certificate): Jason Johnson; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Logan Schuchart; JE Pistons (Set of Rings): Joey Saldana.
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz 4 (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); Brad Sweet 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26); David Gravel 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12); Jason Johnson 1 (Placerville Speedway on March 24); Daryn Pittman 1 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27); 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; Placerville Speedway; Placerville, Calif.; March 23, 2016.
A-Main - (40 Laps) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [4]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [1]; 3. 7C-Andy Forsberg [2]; 4. 5-David Gravel [5]; 5. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [11]; 7. 2-Shane Stewart [13]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [20]; 9. 17W-Bryan Clauson [12]; 10. 75-Sean Becker [9]; 11. 88-Terry McCarl [14]; 12. 7-Paul McMahan [15]; 13. 29-Kerry Madsen [3]; 14. 22-Shane Golobic [17]; 15. 29W-Willie Croft [21]; 16. 1S-Logan Schuchart [24]; 17. 88N-DJ Netto [23]; 18. 73-Brady Bacon [7]; 19. 24-Rico Abreu [8]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [22]; 21. 83-Joey Saldana [19]; 22. 77-Kyle Hirst [10]; 23. O-Bud Kaeding [18]; 24. 3C-Jonathan Allard [16] . Lap Leaders: Andy Forsberg 1-13, Jason Johnson 14-40. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+12]
Qualifying - 1. 75-Sean Becker, 10.601; 2. 41-Jason Johnson, 10.613; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen, 10.621; 4. 5-David Gravel, 10.652; 5. 49-Brad Sweet, 10.665; 6. 7C-Andy Forsberg, 10.724; 7. 24-Rico Abreu, 10.732; 8. 73-Brady Bacon, 10.781; 9. 9-Daryn Pittman, 10.807; 10. 77-Kyle Hirst, 10.831; 11. W20-Greg Wilson, 10.861; 12. 17W-Bryan Clauson, 10.866; 13. 22-Shane Golobic, 10.883; 14. 21P-Robbie Price, 10.887; 15. 7-Paul McMahan, 10.895; 16. 29W-Willie Croft, 10.904; 17. 31C-Justyn Cox, 10.911; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 10.935; 19. 7S-Jason Sides, 10.943; 20. 3C-Jonathan Allard, 10.971; 21. 2-Shane Stewart, 10.995; 22. 88-Terry McCarl, 10.999; 23. 83-Joey Saldana, 11.052; 24. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.054; 25. 88N-DJ Netto, 11.074; 26. 1A-Jacob Allen, 11.089; 27. 17-Justin Sanders, 11.126; 28. 22M-Mason Moore, 11.158; 29. 99T-Skylar Gee, 11.185; 30. O-Bud Kaeding, 11.259; 31. 68-Chase Johnson, 11.286; 32. 44-Chris Martin, 11.335; 33. 98-Sean Watts, 11.380
Heat 1 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 49-Brad Sweet [2]; 2. 9-Daryn Pittman [3]; 3. 75-Sean Becker [1]; 4. 2-Shane Stewart [6]; 5. 22-Shane Golobic [4]; 6. 88N-DJ Netto [7]; 7. 31C-Justyn Cox [5]; 8. 99T-Skylar Gee [8]; 9. 98-Sean Watts [9]
Heat 2 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 41-Jason Johnson [1]; 2. 7C-Andy Forsberg [2]; 3. 77-Kyle Hirst [3]; 4. 88-Terry McCarl [6]; 5. O-Bud Kaeding [8]; 6. 1A-Jacob Allen [7]; 7. 21P-Robbie Price [4]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]
Heat 3 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [1]; 2. 24-Rico Abreu [2]; 3. W20-Greg Wilson [3]; 4. 7-Paul McMahan [4]; 5. 83-Joey Saldana [6]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 7. 17-Justin Sanders [7]; 8. 68-Chase Johnson [8]
Heat 4 - (10 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-David Gravel [1]; 2. 73-Brady Bacon [2]; 3. 17W-Bryan Clauson [3]; 4. 3C-Jonathan Allard [5]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 6. 29W-Willie Croft [4]; 7. 44-Chris Martin [8]; 8. 22M-Mason Moore [7]
Dash - (8 Laps, finishing order determined first 8 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 9-Daryn Pittman [2]; 2. 7C-Andy Forsberg [1]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [4]; 4. 41-Jason Johnson [5]; 5. 5-David Gravel [3]; 6. 49-Brad Sweet [6]; 7. 73-Brady Bacon [8]; 8. 24-Rico Abreu [7]
Last Chance Showdown - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 29W-Willie Croft [2]; 2. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 3. 88N-DJ Netto [6]; 4. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4]; 5. 31C-Justyn Cox [3]; 6. 17-Justin Sanders [8]; 7. 68-Chase Johnson [11]; 8. 1A-Jacob Allen [7]; 9. 98-Sean Watts [13]; 10. 44-Chris Martin [12]; 11. 99T-Skylar Gee [10]; 12. 21P-Robbie Price [1]; 13. 22M-Mason Moore [9]
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.
Bridgeport Speedway
The names Brett Hearn and Doug Hoffman absolutely go 'hand in hand' with each other. Arguably, two of the best modified chauffeurs to ever strap into a race car have raced thousands of times against each other throughout their illustrious careers. The 8-time Mr. DIRT champion had one of the fiercest battles in Super Dirt Car Series history back in 1996. Hearn edged Doug Hoffman for the Mr. Dirt title by a mere 3 points. Doug Hoffman won two of the battles that year by winning at Syracuse and the Bridgeport 200, however it was Brett 'The Jet' who won the war.
The Sussex, NJ driver has visited Bridgeport's victory lane twice in his Big Block career. Hearn won a season opener back in the 90's era while also capturing the USNA 200 back in 2000. Hearn's last competition at the 5/8 mile clay oval came in August of '13 during the 8th Annual Friends of Mike event. Hearn is not known to step outside of his familiar No. 20 machines, but this coming Saturday he'll be steering for one of the toughest teams in the Northeast, in the Mike Petruska-owned Atlas Paving No. 66. Ironically, it was the Atlas Team that stood in the winner's circle during the first ever '60over Special' with Bobby Varin as their driver and would like nothing short of the same results three years later.
The three-division program all goes down this Saturday, March 26 at 4pm. The Big Blocks will compete in Hand #1 of the '811 Dig Safe' Poker Series in the 44-lap $4,000 to win event. The Crate/Sportsman 20-lap race will see the victor take home a cool $1,000, while the Pennco Tech Outlaw Stocks battle it out for $500 in their 15-lap affair. An open practice will take place the night before from 7 to 10pm. Teams can leave their haulers overnight if they prefer, while the pit gates open 11am on Saturday. For all race day information please visitwww.bpspeedway.com, check out Bridgeport Speedway's official Facebook page, or call the track hotline at 856-467-4408.
FRIESEN HEATS UP TO WIN MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
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Route 539, New Egypt, NJ
Track Phone: 609-758-1900
Website: www.newegyptspeedway.net
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial
Twitter: www.twitter.com/nesspeedway
Contact: Mike Wisniewski – Wiz Motorsports Communications
COMING EVENTS:
Sat 3/26 – Practice – All divisions with free grandstand admission for spectators and Easter Egg Hunt for kids
10:00 a.m. – Pit gates open
12:00 p.m. – Practice starts
1:00 p.m. – Easter Egg Hunt for children
Sat 4/2 – 2016 Season Opener with 358 Modifieds, Sportsman, NEWS Sprints and Street Stocks
2:00 p.m. – Pit gates open
4:00 p.m. – Grandstand gates open
5:15 p.m. – Hot laps start
6:00 p.m. – Racing starts
FRIESEN HEATS UP TO WIN MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN AT NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY
New Egypt, NJ (March 19, 2016) – At New Egypt Speedway’s March Madness Meltdown, Stewart Friesen took the victory in the fifty lap Modified feature while Bob Lineman, Jr. captured the checkered flag in the thirty lap Sportsman main event.
Starting from the pole, Friesen grabbed the lead as the extra distance event began for the Modifieds with Duane Howard, Billy Pauch, Sr., Danny Creeden and Jeff Strunk in tow. Just after the first circuit of fifty was completed, the caution flag appeared for a multi-car tangle in turn one. When action resumed to start a long period of green flag facing, Friesen remained in command with Howard in second and Ryan Godown advancing three positions into third place. Although in front, Friesen’s first challenge for the lead came on the eleventh lap as Howard unsuccessfully tried an inside move for the top running position. With sixteen circuits recorded, the top two of Friesen and Howard were knifing their way through traffic with Howard in close pursuit of Friesen. Behind the front runners, a heated battle for fourth place was in progress between Pauch, Sr. and Strunk. By the twenty-first circuit, Strunk had gained the spot. Billy Pauch, Jr., who had started the event in nineteenth, was continuing his movement forward and took fourth place from Strunk on lap twenty three. As the event entered the second half, Friesen withstood two strong challenges from Howard for the lead on laps twenty-seven and thirty-two with Godown and Pauch, Jr. next in line. A slowing Pauch, Sr. brought out the second yellow flag of the feature on the thirty-seventh lap. Friesen kept his lead as the race restarted with Howard still in second and Pauch, Jr. slipping by Godown for third. A right rear flat on Mike Franz’s ride caused the yellow lights to illuminate the immaculate racing surface with ten laps remaining. On the ensuing restart, Friesen maintained his lead with Pauch, Jr. getting by Howard for second. As the race was entering the final five tours, Friesen was fending off Pauch, Jr. when a spin by John Keller brought out the yellow flag. Green flag action returned for two laps before a final caution period took place for debris on the race track. When racing got back underway, Friesen held off Pauch, Jr. to claim the first place prize of $5000. With Pauch, Jr. taking second, Howard came home in third. Fourth place went to Godown. Tyler Dippel’s consistent run resulted in a fifth place finish. Dom Buffalino, Dippel, and Pauch, Sr. were victors in the heat races for the Modifieds. The consolation contest was taken by Pauch, Jr.
In the Sportsman feature, Bob Lineman took the lead from Brandon Grosso on the seventh circuit of thirty and went unchallenged the remaining distance to take home the $1,000 first place check. Ryan Grim took the runner-up position with John Aumick finishing in third. Grosso and JR Fulper completed the top five. The Sportsman qualifying events went to Grosso and Fulper.
On Saturday, March 26 at New Egypt Speedway, an open practice session for all divisions will take place. The pit gates will open at 10:00 a.m. with practice slated to start at noon. An Easter Egg Hunt will occur in the picnic area for children at 1:00 p.m. Grandstand admission is free for all. The regular season of racing gets underway on Saturday, April 2 with 358 Modifieds, Sportsman, NEWS Wingless Sprints, and Street Stocks on the agenda. Pit gates will open at 2:00 p.m. on opening night with grandstand turnstiles unlocking at 4:00 p.m. Hot laps crank up at 5:15 with the first race starting at 6:00 p.m.
New Egypt Speedway is located on Route 539 just minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure and the New Jersey Turnpike. A racy 7/16-mile D-shaped dirt oval, New Egypt Speedway serves Garden State race fans with some of the best competition in the country. New Egypt’s state-of-the-art facilities feature daylight-quality lighting and excellent sightlines from any seat in the house. The grandstands are fully wheelchair accessible with wide, clear, and well-groomed walkways. Concession facilities serve up everything from roast beef sandwiches to ice cream treats at family-friendly prices.
For more information, visit online: www.newegyptspeedway.net, “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/newegyptspeedwayofficial, or follow us on Twitter @nesspeedway.
NEW EGYPT SPEEDWAY RESULTS – MARCH MADNESS MELTDOWN - SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2016
Modifieds
Heat 1 - 1. Dom Buffalino 2. Danny Creeden 3. Ryan Watt 4. John McClelland 5. Mike Sabia 6. Mike Franz
Heat 2 - 1. Tyler Dippel 2. Jeff Strunk 3. Ryan Godown 4. Frank Cozze 5. Neal Williams 6. Jimmy Horton
Heat 3 - 1. Billy Pauch, Sr. 2. Duane Howard 3. Stewart Friesen 4. Willie Osmun 5. Mike Butler 6. John Keller
Consolation – 1. Billy Pauch, Jr. 2. Danny Bouc 3. Doug Manmiller 4. Clay Butler 5. Mark Bitner 6. Eric Engstrom
MODIFIEDS - 50 LAPS FEATURE
1. STEWART FRIESEN 2. Billy Pauch, Jr. 3. Duane Howard 4. Ryan Godown 5. Tyler Dippel 6. Jeff Strunk 7. Neal Williams 8. Frank Cozze 9. Doug Manmiller 10. Dom Buffalino 11. Jimmy Horton 12. Danny Creeden 13. Mike Butler 14. Clay Butler 15. John McClelland 16. Mark Bitner 17. Mike Franz 18. John Keller 19. Eric Engstrom 20. Billy Pauch, Sr. 21. Mike Sabia 22. Danny Bouc 23. Willie Osmun 24. Ryan Watt
DNQ: Heidi Heddin, Chris Grbac
Sportsman
Heat 1 - 1. Brandon Grosso 2. Ryan Grim 3. Jimmy Amato 4. Matt Stangle 5. Shaun Ratchford 6. Adam Cox
Heat 2 - 1. JR Fulper 2. Bob Lineman, Jr. 3. John Aumick 4. Joe Funk 5. Marty Resnick 6. Pat Hires
SPORTSMAN - 30 LAPS FEATURE
1. BOB LINEMAN, JR. 2. Ryan Grim 3. John Aumick 4. Brandon Grosso 5. JR Fulper 6. Jim Housworth 7. Shawn Ratchford 8. Adam Cox 9. Matt Stangle 10. Pat Hires 11. Cale Ross 12. Dakota Kessler 13. Joe Funk 14. Marty Resnick 15. Jimmy Amato 16. Ebby Ridge 17. Derek Krum
DNS: Bill Liedtka
GOLOBIC GLIDES TO FIRST USAC MIDGET VICTORY IN Du QUOIN’S SHAMROCK CLASSIC
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GOLOBIC GLIDES TO FIRST USAC MIDGET VICTORY IN Du QUOIN'S SHAMROCK CLASSIC
Shane Golobic of Fremont, California wasn't content on just running the bottom as he went to the high side to pass leader Shane Cottle on lap 34 and was able to pull away on a late green-white-checkered to win his first career USAC Midget National Championship feature in Saturday night's inaugural "Shamrock Classic" at the Southern Illinois Center in Du Quoin.
Golobic, driving the Matt Wood Motorsports/Elk Grove Ford - Competition Suspension, Inc./Spike/Esslinger, joined drivers Kevin Besecker, Blake Fitzpatrick, Todd Forbes, Gene Hartley, Steve Lotshaw, Henry Pens, Dick Pole and Terry Wente as the only drivers to win their first career USAC National Midget race in the season opening event.
Golobic started in the fifth spot, while the night's race promoter Bryan Clauson started on the pole with Tony Roney outside. The 50-lapper started out as the race that refused to begin. Three cautions and a red flag were thrown before a single lap was even completed.
When the race finally did begin, Clauson jumped into the lead with Cottle in tow. Clauson, who won his heat and his qualifying race earlier in the night appeared to be the car to beat as he first encountered lapped traffic on the fifth circuit. On the sixth lap, USAC Midget National Championship Rookie Holly Shelton pirouetted off the berm between turns three and four directly in front of the lead pack. Amazingly, Clauson's car went under the airborne Shelton without making contact.
However, under the caution, Clauson's engine shut off, forcing him into the pit area and leaving him with a hard luck, last place finish on the night. Cottle, who did make slight contact with Shelton during the incident, was the new leader on the ensuing restart followed by Zach Daum.
On the lap 6 restart, Travis Berryhill participated in the only flip during the feature. He was uninjured and, in fact, was able to restart.
With Cottle still in front on lap 18, second running Zach Daum spun in turn three while fourth-place Tyler Thomas came to a stop on the high side, sending them both to the tail.
It was a race to the bottom for the front runners through the midway point of the race as Cottle, Golobic, Thomas Meseraull, and Roney hugged the inside berm while Brady Bacon was the lone driver in the top-five utilizing the higher line.
After a caution brought out by the stopped car of Gage Walker with 18 laps to go, the restart saw second-running Shane Golobic venture to the outside and making it stick, gaining ground on Cottle each lap, resulting in a near dead-heat at the flag stand at the end of the 33rd lap. One lap later, Golobic was finally able to nose his number 17w ahead of Cottle, officially taking the lead at the stripe on lap 34.
Golobic drove away from second-place Cottle to gain a healthy advantage, but the lead was erased when a yellow on the final lap brought out a green-white-checkered finish. With the field bunched up and a clear track in front, Golobic had no problems whatsoever driving away to the victory followed by Cottle, Meseraull, Bacon, Roney, Spencer Bayston, Tanner Thorson, David Budres, Berryhill and Daum.
Saturday night, Golobic became the first driver since Kenny Irwin, Jr. at the Toronto (Ontario) SkyDome in 1993 to win a full, points-paying USAC National Midget feature indoors.
"Man, I've waited so long to hear my name attached to the phrase 'USAC National Midget winner,' and it feels amazing," Golobic exclaimed. "Our car was so good tonight; I've never driven one that good before. I'm so excited to be working with Tim Clauson and this Matt Wood Racing team. I think we've really got a nice package put together and I can't wait for the rest of the season."
Cottle, of Kokomo, Indiana led the most laps (28) and just came short of picking off his first series win since 2010.
"It's hard to be the leader and not really know where those guys behind you are running," Cottle explained. "We were good on the bottom, but then Golobic went around us on the top and from then on, it was just playing defense to hold those other guys off. We had a really good car all night; (we) just couldn't quite finish it off."
Contingency award winners for the "Shamrock Classic" included Bacon (Max Papis Innovations (MPI) "Wheelman of the Race"); Daum, Cottle, Shane Morgan and Daniel Adler (Competition Susepension, Inc. (CSI); Cottle, Clauson, Budres and Chad Boat (All Star Performance); Golobic (Simpson Race Products Steering Wheel); Roney, Ryan Greth, John Campbell and Terry Babb (Simpson Race Products); Golobic (Priority Aviation $777); Golobic, Danny Meyer and Bayston (Afco Shocks); Dave Darland, Chris Andrews, Boat, Robert Bell and Babb (Indy Race Parts); Golobic (Lap 39 leader from Ben Hodgin), plus the Dooling Machine "Pot of Gold" to five different winners.
USAC Contingency award winners included Chase Briscoe (Simpson Race Products First Heat); Bryan Clauson (Benic Enterprises Second Heat); Jake Neuman (Competition Suspension, Inc (CSI) Third Heat); Dereck King (Indy Race Parts Fourth Heat) and Tanner Thorson (KSE "Hard Charger").
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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET SERIES RACE RESULTS: March 19, 2016 - Du Quoin, Illinois - Southern Illinois Center - "Shamrock Classic"
SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Chase Briscoe (#D33 Davis), 2. Andrew Felker (#11A Felker), 3. Katlynn Leer (#77K Leer), 4. Justin Grant (#38 Gardner), 5. Nick Knepper (#55 Knepper), 6. Kevin Thomas, Jr. (#2x Shuman), 7. Ty Hulsey (#21 Hulsey), 8. Chase Hill (#11H Felker). NT
BENIC ENTERPRISES SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bryan Clauson (#63 RKR/Dooling), 2. Justin Peck (#5x Peck), 3. Kevin Olson (#5H Hoppe), 4. Spencer Bayston (#97 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 5. John Campbell (#19 Campbell), 6. Mike McSparin (#0A Zero), 7. Shane Morgan (#15M Morgan), 8. Tucker Klaasmeyer (#27 Klaasmeyer). NT
COMPETITION SUSPENSION THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jake Neuman (#3N Neuman), 2. Chase Johnson (#17m Wood), 3. Michelle Decker (#4M Meents), 4. J.D. Black (#7JR Robinson), 5. Kyle Schuett (#9K Schuett), 6. Daniel Robinson (#57D McCreery), 7. Danny Meyer (#86J Bergfeld), 8. Scott Orr (#88x Orr). NT
INDY RACE PARTS FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dereck King (#91 Harris), 2. Brady Bacon (#76m Noffsinger/Manafort), 3. Tyler Thomas (#91T Thomas), 4. Tim Siner (#15 Siner/Cyliax), 5. Chad Boat (#84 Tucker/Boat), 6. Austin Prock (#41 Prock), 7. Dave Darland (#11AG Gray), 8. Carson Macedo (#71K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian). NT
FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Zach Daum (#5D Daum), 2. Thomas Meseraull (#66 Amati), 3. Travis Berryhill (#11 Manic), 4. Ryan Greth (#4 Greth), 5. Tanner Thorson (#67 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 6. Colten Cottle (#5c Cottle), 7. Daniel Adler (#50 Adler), 8. Robert Bell (#71½ Bell). NT
SIXTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shane Golobic (#17w Wood), 2. Tony Roney (#1T Roney), 3. Anton Hernandez (#37x Felker), 4. Chris Urish (#77u Casson), 5. Holly Shelton (#67K Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 6. Chris Andrews (#91A Thomas), 7. Bill Rose (#6 Rose). NT
SEVENTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shane Cottle (#56 5IVE-6IX), 2. Ryan Robinson (#71 Kunz/Curb-Agajanian), 3. Gage Walker (#7 Walker), 4. David Budres (#31 Manic), 5. Terry Babb (#88 Babb), 6. Brad Kraus (#6B Kraus). NT
ALSO AT THE TRACK: Larry Knowles (#13 Zero).
C-MAIN #1: (10 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Macedo, 3. Morgan, 4. McSparin, 5. Hulsey, 6. Rose, 7. Bell. NT
C-MAIN #2: (10 laps) 1. Andrews, 2. Orr, 3. Meyer, 4. Prock, 5. Hill, 6. Klaasmeyer. NT
FIRST QUALIFIER: (10 laps) 1. S.Cottle, 2. Meseraull, 3. Felker, 4. Neuman, 5. Decker, 6. Peck, 7. Siner, 8. Schuett, 9. C.Cottle. NT
SECOND QUALIFIER: (10 laps) 1. Clauson, 2. Roney, 3. Adler, 4. Babb, 5. R.Robinson, 6. Bacon, 7. Olson, 8. Urish, 9. Black, 10. D.Robinson. NT
THIRD QUALIFIER: (10 laps) 1. Budres, 2. Walker, 3. T.Thomas, 4. Daum, 5. Knepper, 6. Hernandez, 7. Leer, 8. K.Thomas, 9. Greth. NT
FOURTH QUALIFIER: (10 laps) 1. Boat, 2. Berryhill, 3. King, 4. Golobic, 5. Briscoe, 6. Thorson, 7. Shelton, 8. Bayston, 9. Campbell. NT
SEMI #1: (15 laps) 1. Meseraull, 2. Bacon, 3. Hernandez, 4. Thorson, 5. Adler, 6. Knepper, 7. Schuett, 8. Briscoe, 9. Macedo, 10. Darland, 11. Siner, 12. C.Cottle, 13. K.Thomas, 14. Leer, 15. Campbell. NT
SEMI #2: (15 laps) 1. Berryhill, 2. Babb, 3. Decker, 4. D.Robinson, 5. Bayston, 6. Andrews, 7. Shelton, 8. Orr, 9. Urish, 10. Neuman, 11. R.Robinson, 12. Greth, 13. Johnson. NT
FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Shane Golobic, 2. Shane Cottle, 3. Thomas Meseraull, 4. Brady Bacon, 5. Tony Roney, 6. Spencer Bayston, 7. Tanner Thorson, 8. David Budres, 9. Travis Berryhill, 10. Zach Daum, 11. Anton Hernandez, 12. Terry Babb, 13. Chad Boat, 14. Tyler Thomas, 15. Holly Shelton, 16. Gage Walker, 17. Justin Peck, 18. Daniel Robinson, 19. Michelle Decker, 20. Dereck King, 21. Andrew Felker, 22. Bryan Clauson. NT
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**Rose flipped during the sixth heat. Prock flipped during the second last chance qualifier. R.Robinson flipped during the second qualifier. Urish flipped during the second qualifier. Berryhill flipped on lap 6 of the feature.
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Clauson, Laps 6-33 S.Cottle, Laps 34-50 Golobic.
NEW USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS: 1-Golobic-70, 2-Bacon-61, 3-Bayston-55, 4-Thorson-52, 5-Budres-49, 6-Daum-43, 7-Hernandez-41, 8-Boat-37, 9-T.Thomas-35, 10-Shelton-33.
NEXT USAC MIDGET NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES: April 8-9 - Kokomo (IN) Speedway - "Kokomo Grand Prix"
March Madness Meltdown at New Egypt TONIGHT 3/19/16
Posted by: | CommentsIt's Race Day! Tonight Saturday, March 19th is our March Madness Meltdown featuring a 50 lap Open Modified feature and 30 lap Open Sportsman feature. Pit gates open at 12 pm, grandstand gates open at 3:30 pm, hot laps begin at 4 pm, and racing starts at 5 pm. Adults are $25, seniors 65 and older are $23, teens 12-15 and military and their spouses are $15, and children 11 and under are free. Pit admission is $35 with any track or series license and $40 without.
The first 50 adults and 50 children through the front main gate will receive a goodie bag courtesy of several of the Speedway's 2016 sponsors. We will also have lots of giveaways to throw in the stands throughout the night.
The Speedway has taken over the concession stands and fans can purchase food tickets at the window located next to The Snack Shack. Food tickets are required to purchase food from the Speedway Grill. The Snack Shack and pit food stands will accept cash only, no tickets. Cash only to purchase food tickets at the windows.
Drivers and crew members wishing to take advantage of the $5 admission discount for having a license MUST purchase their license first at the Speedway office. No refunds will be given for anyone purchasing a license after purchasing a pit pass.
We look forward to seeing everyone tonight for the start of our 2016 season!
2016 TRI-STATE RACESAVER SERIES MEMBERSHIP MEETING SET FOR MARCH 12th
Posted by: | CommentsSOUTHAMPTON, PA. ---On Saturday, March 12th at 2:00 PM TSRS Regional Director Joe Grandinetti will host a General Informational Meeting concerning the 2016 racing season. This meeting will be held at the UNO’s Pizzeria and Grill in Bensalem, PA and it is open to all drivers, car owners, crew members and prospective people interested in joining the Tri-State Racesaver Series this year.
“Because of the snowstorm that occurred during the Motorsports show this past January when our seminar was supposed to take place, I thought it would be best to have the meeting a few weeks before the season started so that I could reach out to our teams and clarify any issues and answer questions before the first race at New Egypt on April 9th”, said Grandinetti.
Registration forms and IMCA paper work will be on hand at the meeting and drivers and car owners are encouraged to register there, prior to the first race of the season in order to alleviate any confusion that may happen at the track.
For more info on what’s happening with the fast growing sprint car series in the nation, go to our website www.tsrs1.us or log on to our Facebook page!
Uno’s Pizzeria & Grill Address:
Neshaminy Mall
Neshaminy Mall, Route 1 & Rock Hill Road
Bensalem, PA 19020
TSRS Tentative Schedule
Saturday – April 9th – New Egypt Saturday - April 23rd - New Egypt
Saturday - April 30th - Bridgeport
Friday - May 6th - Bridgeport
Saturday - May 14th - Bridgeport
Saturday - May 21th - Bridgeport
Saturday - May 28th - New Egypt
Sunday - May 29th - Grandview *Thunder on the Hill*
Saturday - June 4th - Bridgeport
Saturday - June 11th - New Egypt
Saturday - June 18th - Bridgeport
Friday - June 24th - Bridgeport
Saturday - June 25th - Grandview
Saturday - July 9th - Bridgeport
Saturday - July 23rd - Bridgeport
Saturday - July 30th - New Egypt
Friday - August 5th - Bridgeport
Saturday - August 13th - Bridgeport
Thursday - August 18th - Grandview *Thunder of the Hill*
Saturday - August 20th - New Egypt
Saturday - August 27th - Bridgeport
Saturday - September 3rd - New Egypt
Friday - September 9th - Grandview
Friday - September 23rd - Bridgeport
Saturday - October 8th - Port Royal
Saturday - October 15th - Grandview
Friday - November 11th - Bridgeport
